Rule 2 – Section 14 – FIELDER’S CHOICE
2-13-1 A fielder’s choice is the act of a fielder with a live ball, who elects to throw for an attempted putout or to retire unassisted any runner or batter-runner, thus permitting the advance of another runner(s). The scorer decides whether the batter is credited with a safe hit or an extra base hit in accordance…
Rule 2 – Section 13 – FIELDER
2-13-1 A fielder is any one of the nine players of the defensive team. 2-13-2 The players who play left field, right field and center field are outfielders. 2-13-3 The others are infielders. 2-13-4 The pitcher and catcher are the battery. 2-13-5 In the play rulings, a fielder is referred to as F1, F2, etc.
Rule 2 – Section 12 – ERROR
2-12-1 An error is a misplay by a fielder or a team (9-5-5), which is recorded in the error column of the player’s or team’s record. 2-12-2 Other misplays that are not recorded in the error column but are included in the game summary include a balk (6-2-4), wild pitch (9-6-1), batter hit by pitched ball (8-1-1d)…
Rule 2 – Section 11 – DEAD BALL
2-11 The ball becomes dead when acts listed in 5-1 occur or play is suspended as in 5-2-1. See table in Rule 5.
Rule 2 – Section 10 – CONFERENCES
2-10-1 A charged conference is a meeting which involves the coach or his non-playing representative and a player or players of the team. Defensive – See 3-4-1; Offensive – See 3-4-2. 2-10-2 A pregame conference is a meeting involving the umpires, both head coaches and team captains (if available) near home plate. The meeting should begin approximately five minutes…
Rule 2 – Section 9 – CATCH, CATCHER, CATCHER’S BOX
2-9-1 A catch is the act of a fielder in getting secure possession in his hand or glove of a live ball in flight and firmly holding it, provided he does not use his cap, protector, mask, pocket or other part of his uniform to trap the ball. The catch of a fly ball by a…
NCAA 1-3 Boxes—Batters’, Catcher’s, Etc.
SECTION 3. Batters’ boxes, catcher’s box, coaches’ boxes, next batter’s box and the 3-foot first base restraining line shall be laid out in accordance with the diagram. All lines must be marked with chalk or nonburning white material and must be 2 to 3 inches in width. The line is inside the diamond proper at…
NCAA 1-2 The Playing Field
Infield, Outfield Dimensions SECTION 2. a. The infield shall be a 90-foot square. Note in the diagram in this section that the center of second base is one corner of the 90-foot square and the measurement to first and third bases is to the back edge of each base. All measurements are to be made from…
NCAA 1-1 The Game
SECTION 1. Baseball is a game made up of two teams of nine players each. The team at bat is known as the offensive team, and its objective is to have its batters become base runners and its runners to advance legally, touching all bases. When this is done, a run is scored. The team…
Rule 2 – Section 8 – BUNT
2-8 A bunt is a fair ball in which the batter does not swing to hit the ball, but holds the bat in the path of the ball to tap it slowly to the infield. If an attempt to bunt is a foul ball, it is treated the same as any other foul ball, except…
