Softball Manual 2019-2020 Fall Softball Championship 2019-2020 Spring Softball Championship 2018-2019 Championship Pictures District Host Submission Form USA Softball Certified Equipment NFHS Softball DP_FLEX Guide Each team will start the inning with 2 outs. The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation of voluntary membership by over 1,500 public and private senior high schools and junior high/middle schools which exists to develop common rules for athletic eligibility and competition. 1-5-1d: Updates to add the new USA Softball All Games certification mark.

Changes to the 2020 Edition USSSA/GSL Playing Rules 2020 RULE CHANGES RULE l PLAYING FIELD Sec. 25. Rationale: Clarifies that a damaged bat is removed from the game without penalty. Any forward stride will be allowed. HOT TOPIC: The pitching rules change and what it looks like/what you can and can't do. If the game is tied the bases will be loaded with the last three outs, 1 pitch for each batter until score is reached. 5 page 8: Further, the following batter’s box guidelines will be used: the batter must set up with his back foot no further forward than home plate. 2019-21 Rules 3.10.8, 10.1 and 10.2 Interpretations; Softball Rules Changes and Experimental Rule Approved; 2020 and 2021 Major Rules Changes for Softball; 2019 Softball Rules Survey Results; Rules 6.5.3, 9.5.3.7 and 9.5.3.8 Interpretations; Rule 12.14.2 - Leaving a Base - Interpretations; 2019 Major Rules Change; 2018 Softball Rules Survey Results 2020 SOFTBALL EDITORIAL CHANGES. Rule 3, Section 1A [1]: The official bat must bear either the ASA 2000, ASA 2004, ASA 2013 or the new approved USA Softball Certification Marks. Comment: Changes the maximum fence distance for Men’s Slow Pitch from 315 feet to 325 feet. Rule 2, Section 1 Table: The maximum fence distance for Men’s Slow Pitch will be 325 feet.
All Slow Pitch Leagues have a 70 minute time limit. 2020 SOFTBALL POINTS OF EMPHASIS 1-2-3, 2-22-4, 2-57-3, 3-4-1c, 7-1-2 PENALTY 2. After completing the video, please click here to submit your form. Rule 6-1-1 Pitching Regulations Prior to starting the delivery (pitch), the pitcher shall take a position with the pivot foot on or partially on the top surface of the pitcher’s plate and the non-pivot foot in contact with or behind the pitcher’s plate. But before any of that occurs, the MHSAA needs clarification of Phase 4 rules pertaining to athletics that appeared in the governor’s 63-page report on how schools will open.

Both feet NFHS Softball Pitching. 8-4-3d PENALTY: Clarifies that the batter-runner, not the batter is awarded bases when a fielder intentionally contacts the ball with detached equipment. The Michigan High School Athletic Association, Inc., is a private, voluntary asso­ci­­a­tion for public, private and parochial secondary schools which choose to join and participate in the organization. 6-1-1: Prior to starting the delivery (pitch), the pitcher shall take a … A protest will not be considered which pertains to any judgment call made by an umpire. 26. 2020 NFHS SOFTBALL RULES CHANGES 1-5-1e, 2-4, 2-4-3, 7-4-2 PENALTY NOTE: Damaged bats are defined. No new inning can start after the limit unless game is tied. shall be brought before the Softball Rules Committee who will then make a final decision. After a ball is hit into fair territory and the batter has left the batter’s box, the umpire shall remove the tee from home plate and set it in foul territory.