7.07 Balk
Intermediate (50-70) Division/ Junior/ Senior/ Big League: If, with a runner on third base and trying to score by means of a squeeze play or a steal, the catcher or any other fielder steps on, or in front of home base without possession of the ball, or touches the batter or the bat, the pitcher…
7.06 Obstruction
When the obstruction occurs, the umpire shall call or signal “Obstruction.” (a) If a play is being made on the obstructed runner, or if the batter-runner is obstructed before touching first base, the ball is dead and all runners shall advance without liability to be put out, to the bases they would have reached, in…
7.05 Advancing
Each runner including the batter-runner may, without liability to be put out, advance – (a) to home base scoring a run, if a fair ball goes out of the playing field in flight and the runner touches all bases legally; or if a fair ball which, in the umpire’s judgment, would have gone out of…
7.04 Advancing one Base
Each runner, other than the batter, may, without liability to be put out, advance one base when – (a) the batter’s advance without liability to be put out forces the runner to vacate a base, or when the batter hits a fair ball that touches another runner or the umpire before such ball has been…
7.03 Occupying a Base
Two runners may not occupy a base, but if, while the ball is alive, two runners are touching the base, the following runner shall be out when tagged. The preceding runner is entitled to the base. (a) If two runners are on a base and both are tagged, then the lead runner is out if…
7.02 Touching the Bases
In advancing, a runner shall touch first, second, third, and home base in order. If forced to return, the runner shall retouch all bases in reverse order, unless the ball is dead under any provision of Rule 5.09. In such cases, the runner may go directly to the original base.
6.09 Batter Becomes a Runner
The batter becomes a runner when- (a) a fair ball is hit; (b) Majors/ Intermediate (50-70) Division/ Junior/ Senior/ Big League only: the third strike called by the umpire is not caught, providing (1) first base is unoccupied or (2) first base is occupied with two out; (NOTE: A batter forfeits his/ her opportunity to…
6.08 Entitled to First Base
The batter becomes a runner and is entitled to first base without liability to be put out (provided said runner advances to and touches first base) when – (a) four “balls” have been called by the umpire; ball is live and base runners may advance; (b) the batter is touched by a pitched ball which…
6.07 Batting Out of Turn
(a) A batter shall be called out, on appeal, when failing to bat in his/ her proper turn, and another batter completes a time at bat in place of the proper batter. (1) The proper batter may take a position in the batter’s box at any time before the improper batter becomes a runner or…
6.06 Batter Illegal Action
A batter is out for illegal action when – (a) hitting the ball with one or both feet on the ground entirely outside the batter’s box. A.R.— If a batter hits a ball fair or foul while out of the batter’s box, he/ she shall be called out. (b) stepping from one batter’s box to…
