NCAA 8-3 Entitled to Bases
Entitled to Bases SECTION 3. The base runner shall be entitled to an unoccupied base if the individual touches it before being put out. The base runner is entitled to this base until put out or the individual may be advanced one or more bases under the following conditions: a. If forced to vacate the…
NCAA 8-1 Legal Order of Bases
Legal Order of Bases SECTION 1. a. The runner must touch each base in legal order (first, second, third and home) and, when obliged to return while the ball is in play, must retouch the base or bases in reverse order. PENALTY—For failure to touch a base advancing or returning: The runner is out…
NCAA 7-11 When Batter or Batter-Runner Is Out
When Batter or Batter-Runner Is Out SECTION 11. A batter is out when: a. On appeal by the opposing team, the individual fails to bat in the proper turn and another batter completes a time at bat in that place; 1) The proper batter may replace the improper batter before the batter becomes a runner…
NCAA 7-9 Bunt
Bunt SECTION 9. A bunt is a legally batted ball not swung at but intentionally met with the bat and tapped within the infield by the batter. If the attempt to bunt results in a foul ball not legally caught, it is a strike.
NCAA 7-8 Foul Tip
Foul Tip SECTION 8. A foul tip is a ball batted by the batter while standing within the lines of the batter’s box that travels directly from the bat to the catcher’s hands and is caught legally by the catcher. If trapped or not caught, it simply is a foul ball. Any foul tip that…
NCAA 7-7 Foul Ball
Foul Ball SECTION 7. A foul ball is a legally batted ball that: a. Settles on foul ground between home plate and first base or between home plate and third base; b. Bounds past first or third base on or over foul ground; c. First falls on foul ground beyond first or third base; d….
NCAA 7-5 A Ball
A Ball SECTION 5. A ball is: a. A pitched ball at which the batter does not strike and which does not enter the strike zone on the fly; b. Called by the umpire when the pitcher takes more than two pumping motions before delivering the ball when the bases are unoccupied; c. Called by…
