Softball

You certainly may. A base-runner may leave the bag as soon as the pitcher releases the ball.

K stands for strikeout, which was once referred to as being struck. When the letters for scoring were introduced, the first letter wasn't always used if another letter in the word was considered stronger. Also, s might have been in use for a different action such as a single, sacrifice, or stolen base.

It is 60 feet from home to first on a softball field. It is the same distance between all the bases. The pitcher's mound is 40 to 43 feet way depending on the level of competition. The depth of the outfield varies from field to field.

It doesn't go by base-for force plays, you only have to touch the base. You tag the player on a steal, or when nobody is behind the player.

All you need is 9 in the out feild but incase of injury or a missing person the team normally has about ten or twelve.

Yes, 6th graders should definatley play sports only meant for 7th and 8th graders. Whats the big deal? Soon they will get faced with a bigger challenge in sports and this will help prepare them for it. Also the school can make more money from the games

4 balls you get to go to first 3 stricks and you are out also if you hit the ball and the player gets it and throws the ball to the base before you get their then you are out.If you hit the ball in the air and the person catches it before it hits the ground the batter is out.Their is only 3 outs then the other team bats when they get done the ining is over

Good question. The only thing that would be close to a WILD PITCH RBI would be if the batter swung at the pitch for a third strike, which of course the catcher couldn't catch. There would have to be a runner on third, and the batter would have to be safe at first on the dropped third strike rule. I do not believe that this would truly be an RBI though, because technically, a dropped third strike is like a walk, the batter is not credited with a hit.

Throwing a baseball overarm will usually make the ball move further than if one were to throw it sidearm. This is because the movement of the body is able to follow through with the motion more when the throw is overarm.

127.27922061357855439215198517887 ft... 1, 2 &3 base make a triangle... if it's 90 ft between 1st, and 2nd; and 90 ft between 2nd, & 3rd. [A2 (a*a)] + [B2 (b*b)] = C2.... Pythagorean theorem

127 feet or 338 inches.

Under most circumstances, this would be an earned run, provided he eventually scores.

However, there are a few cases where it would not be an earned run. One example would be if the inning is extended by an error, no runs scored after that error are earned.

I don't know how many times, I've answered this on other pages but it's always fun. Here is the official ruling right from the MLB Rules Book. Rule 6 - The Batter

Rule 6.05

(a) Hits fair or foul ball (other than a foul tip) is legally caught by a fielder ( PO at 1st)

(b) A third strike is legally caught by the catcher.

(c) A third strike is not caught by the catcher when the first base is occupied before two are out;

(d) Bunts foul on third strike;

(e) An Infield Fly is declared;

(f) He attempts to hit a third strike and the ball touches him.

(g) His fair ball touches him before touching a fielder;

(h) After hitting or bunting a fair ball, his bat hits the ball a second time in fair territory. The ball is dead and no runners may advance. If the batter-runner drops his bat anther ball rolls against the bat in fair territory and, in the umpire's judgment, there was no intention to interfere with the course of the ball, the ball is alive and in play;

(i) After hitting or bunting a fall ball, he intentionally deflects the course of the ball in any manner while running to first base. The ball is dead and no runners may advance;

(j) After a third strike o after he hits a fair ball, he or the fist bas is tagged before he touches first base;

(k) In running the last half o the distance from home base to first bas, while the ball is behind fielded to first base, runs outside the three foot line or inside the foul line and tin the umpire's judgment in so doing interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base in which case the ball is dead; except that he may run outside the three foot line or inside the foul line to avoid a fielder attempting to field a batted ball.

(l) An infielder intestinally drops a fair fly ball or line drive with first, first and second, first and third, or first, second and third base occupied before two are out. The ball is dead and runner or runners shall return to their original base or bases;

(m) A preceding runner shall, in the umpires judgment intentionally interfere with a fielder who is attempt to catch a thrown ball or to throw a ball in an attempt to complete an y play

(n) With tow out, a runner on third base and two strikes on the batter, the runner attempts to steal home base on a legal pitch and the ball touches the runner in the batter's strike zone. The umpire shall call Strike Three the batter is out and the run shall not count; before two are out, the umpire shall call Strike Three the ball is dead and the run counts.

BUT WAITE THERE IS MORE......Rule 6.06

See your major league rules book from the MLB web page for more rules.

That's just the rule. It is like baseball, because if you pitched underhanded in baseball, it would be a balk, and there is probably a similar rule in softball.

11" circumference for women's slow pitch softball.

10 and under is 35 feet. 12u is 40 feet. All others are 43 feet.

In my opinion, 12 year old shouldn't pitch the ball fast. Hard but not fast! In other words, don't hold back but don't strain either. You have plenty of time to develop speed once your body is developed. Concentrate on good fielding and ball contact when batting and your set for huge future in fpsoftball. A glove is 10 times better than a bat or a pitch.

2010-11 season as required by the NFHS

Your bat should, if you put the end of the barrel on the ground next to you, come up right to where your hip is. That gives you perfect length to cover the plate for inside pitches and outside pitches. 32 inches long would be good for an average 15 year old. 22 ounces would be a good weight for an average 15 year old.

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To prevent accidents from happening if the first base man and runner collide. The runner is able to veer off by going to the orange bag and the first base man is able to catch the ball from the white part of the bag.

When a ball is hit into left field it is the shortstop's job to act as a cutoff man while the second baseman covers second base and when the ball is hit to right field it is the second baseman's job to act as a cutoff unless the play is at home then the outfielder will throw to the first baseman as a middle man while the shortstop covers second base. Now if the ball is hit to center field then it is the shortstop's job to cutoff unless again the play is at home then the first baseman is the cutoff.

40 feet for 16U 35 for 10U and moves to 43 feet in college

15 inches square

The fastest time rounding the bases in a game of baseball is 13.3 seconds. This record was set by Evar Swanson in 1932.

It is a base. Under rule 2.0 of the MLB official rule book, " A BASE is one of four points which must be touched by a runner in order to score a run; more usually applied to the canvas bags and the rubber plate which mark the base points."

The run does not count if a runner crosses home plate during an inning-ending double (or triple) play, where the runners are all retired on force outs (as is the case in most double plays). Generally speaking, if the third out is recorded by a force out (including at first base), no runs can score on the play.

If the inning's third out was not recorded through a force play (whether or not it's the second or third out of that play), however, the run will count if the runner crossed the plate before the out was recorded. For example, on April 28, 2007, the Indians recorded a double play by catching a fly ball and catching the runner off first base. The runner from third base had already crossed the plate (after tagging up properly), so the run counted. In that case, the umpires actually got the rule wrong, and reversed themselves 3 innings later.