Gbucz
WNY native now in Charlotte, NC
Rules state mitts can only be used by catchers and 1B. The reason is this - a few years back we were in an ASA tourney and noticed 1B and 2B both had 1B mitts on (same model). We brought the question to the coach as courtesy that the 2B should use a fielders glove. Ump overheard and noticed then threw the girl out of the tourney for illegal equipment!! We apologized profusely as that was not our intent but ump was cut and dry here.
Now we come to fall ball NSA tourney this year in championship game against a team with a real jerk of a coach. I notice the pitcher playing with a 1B mitt. She is better than their other pitcher who we bombed earlier in the tourney, so I let our coach know of my experience before. He raises the point to ump and is shot down that it is not a rule. We pullout the NSA book and it says in sec 3 rule 3 "...Only the catcher and first baseman may wear mitts." Other coach (jerk) says 'where does the rule define mitt or glove?' - we cannot find it so ump sides with the jerk!
BTW we lost 4-2 but there were 2 on when we made the appeal so they would be awarded 3 bases for illegal glove and glove removed per penalty in NSA rules.
What is the deal?
Now we come to fall ball NSA tourney this year in championship game against a team with a real jerk of a coach. I notice the pitcher playing with a 1B mitt. She is better than their other pitcher who we bombed earlier in the tourney, so I let our coach know of my experience before. He raises the point to ump and is shot down that it is not a rule. We pullout the NSA book and it says in sec 3 rule 3 "...Only the catcher and first baseman may wear mitts." Other coach (jerk) says 'where does the rule define mitt or glove?' - we cannot find it so ump sides with the jerk!
BTW we lost 4-2 but there were 2 on when we made the appeal so they would be awarded 3 bases for illegal glove and glove removed per penalty in NSA rules.
What is the deal?