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Are ASA slow pitch batters out if they step on home plate after they hit the ball?
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∙ 13y ago
NO
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Can batter touch home plate when swinging at a pitch ball?
well you can do anything you want. first of all both feet have to be in the batters box while making contact with the ball. if your foot is on home plate while making contact with the ball you are out!!
Is a ball considered fair or foul if it hits homeplate first?
Home plate is considered in fair territory. If the ball hits home plate and rolls into foul territory, the ball is foul. If the ball hits home plate and rolls into fair territory, the ball is fair.
Can the pitch slide into home plate to block the plate if he doesn't have the ball?
No. That would be an obstruction and the base-runner would be safe.
How is earned runs scored in fast pitch softball?
you can steal home plate, you can be on 3rd when it is bases loaded and you are forced to go to home plate or you can be on 3rd and run to home plate when the ball is hit
Home plate umpire is resposible for what calls?
The home plate umpire calls whether pitches are strikes or balls. He also calls plays made on home plate. He also tells batters to walk if they are hit with a pitch.
If a batter steps on home plate to avoid being hit by a pitch is the pitch a strike?
One Answer:Before the hit yes. After no. the home plate is in fair territory between the batters box and first base so it is often stepped on, however the batter must hit the ball while inside the batters box. Correct Answer:There is no rule in MLB prohibiting a batter from stepping on home plate.
If a ball is pitched and it crosses the batter at his eyes and then drops into the strike zone is it a strike?
Yes. The umpire calls the pitch by determining if any part of the ball crossed any part of the plate within the strike zone. If the pitch does not cross home plate, the umpire calls a ball. If the pitch crosses any part of home plate, the umpire determines the height of the ball as it crossed the plate. If the beight is within the strike zone, it is called a strike. If it is outside the strike zone, it is called a ball.
The Pitcher throws towards home plate. the ball bounces in the dirt before home plate and it hits the batter is it a dead ball or hit batter?
It is a dead ball and the batter is awarded first base and is ruled a hit by pitch
What is the Amateur Softball Association rule in fast pitch when a batted ball hits the plate is it fair or dead?
Home plate is in fair territory.
Is there a legal pitch where the ball bounces off the ground before it goes over the home plate?
Well No, but remember if he swings its a strike The pitch is legal but it cannot be called a strike unless the batter swings and misses or hits the ball foul. The batter may swing at a ball that hits the ground before home plate and if he hits it fair play goes on. In other words, if a batter were to hit a home run on a pitched ball that hit the ground before home plate, it would be ruled a home run.
The ball was pitched from the pitched from the pitchers mound forty six feet away from home plate and the pitch was five feet short of reaching home plate what was the distance the ball was pitched in?
46 feet minus 5 feet
How far behind the home plate is the strike zone?
A pitched ball is ruled either a ball or strike based on whether or not it has passed over home plate. Extend the surface of home plate upwards, and that is the zone through which the ball must pass. If a pitched ball does not pass over home plate, but is still caught directly behind home plate (curve ball) it is a ball.
