DonnieS wrote:Baller wrote:We were playing in a 12u friendly, and a team put their entire team in the infield against one of our slappers. Is this legal? I was under the impression the outfield had to be at least behind the base line. I asked the umpire, and he said he'd watch it, but he didn't do anything. Couldn't find anything in the rule book. Anybody?
The pitcher must be in the circle, the catcher must be behind the plate, and that's it - the other 7 can be standing on 1st base.
Baller wrote:We were playing in a 12u friendly, and a team put their entire team in the infield against one of our slappers. Is this legal? I was under the impression the outfield had to be at least behind the base line. I asked the umpire, and he said he'd watch it, but he didn't do anything. Couldn't find anything in the rule book. Anybody?
MTR wrote:Baller wrote:We were playing in a 12u friendly, and a team put their entire team in the infield against one of our slappers. Is this legal? I was under the impression the outfield had to be at least behind the base line. I asked the umpire, and he said he'd watch it, but he didn't do anything. Couldn't find anything in the rule book. Anybody?
Other than the catcher, the only geographical restrictions on the other players is that they be completely within fair territory at the time of the pitch.
Gone in 2.6 wrote:I personally wouldn't let a young player slap until they can penalize teams for these gimmick defensive alignments.