2018 College Edition Amazing Table of Contents

Contents Foreword ............................................................................ix

Introduction ..................xiii

Balk ................................................................................................1

Definition ..........................................................................................2

It is a Balk When ..............................................................................3

Pitching Violations ...........................................................................7

Author’s Summary ...........................................................................8

Hidden Ball Trick ............................................................................10

Base Awards ...........................................................................13

One Base Award ..............................................................................14

Two Base Award .............................................................................15

Three Base Award ...........................................................................17

Author’s Summary ..........................................................................18

Base-Runner Out on Appeal / Squeeze Play / Catch and Ca...........19

Base-Runner Legal Appeal .............................................................20

Catch and Carry ...............................................................................22

Squeeze Play ....................................................................................23

Batting Out Of Order .......................................................25

Legal Appeal ...................................................................................26

Batting Out of Order Rulings ..........................................................27

Author’s Examples...........................................................................29

Author’s Summary ..........................................................................32

Changing a Catch or No Catch Ruling...................33

No Catch to a Catch ........................................................................34

Catch to a No Catch ........................................................................35

Infield, Fly Ball No Catch to a Catch .............................................36

Charged Conferences .......................................................37

Defense & Offense .........................................................................38

Defense Only ..................................................................................39

Pitcher’s Removal When ................................................................41

Defensive Conference Begins and Ends ........................................42

Offense Only ..................................................................................43

Designated Hitter - P/Dh ...............................................45

P/DH - Nine Man Lineup ..............................................................46

Two ways a (P/DH – Nine Man) lineup becomes a (Ten Man) lineup......47

 P/DH Terminated .........................................................................49

Ten Man Lineup ............................................................................50

Ten Man DH Terminated ..............................................................52

Pinch Hitter or Runner in a Nine or Ten Man Lineup ..................53

Infield Fly Rule ..................................................................55

Infield Fly Rulings ........................................................................56

Infield Fly Not in Effect ............................................................57

Author’s Notes Infield Fly ........................................................59

Interference....................................................................... 61

Batter’s Interference Rulings .................................................62

Batter’s Interference, Catcher’s Return Throw to Pitcher …....64

Back Swing and Follow Through ..........................................65

 Author’s Summary ..................................................................66

 Defensive (Catcher’s) Interference ........................................67

Interference ......................................................................69

Definition .................................................................................70

Coach’s ....................................................................................71

Umpire’s ..................................................................................72

Base Awards ............................................................................74

Interference .....................................................................75

Runner’s .................................................................................76

Misplayed Ball -Interference or Obstruction ...........................77

Running Lane ................................................................78

Runner Hit by Fair Batted Ball ................................................79

Obstruction ......................................................................81

Definition .................................................................................82

Type 1 Rulings .........................................................................83

Type 2 Rulings .........................................................................84

Batter-Runner Obstructed ........................................................85

Pitching ..............................................................................87

Set Rulings ..............................................................................88

Windup Rulings ......................................................................91

Pitcher Substitution .................................................................94

Slide .....................................................................................95

Legal Slide ..............................................................................96

Legal Slide Illustration ...........................................................97

Illegal Slide ............................................................................98

Force Play - Slide Rule .........................................................99

Substitutions Definition............................................... 101

Legal Substitution .................................................................102

Illegal Substitute ...................................................................104

Warning-Ejections / Bench and Field Conduct ............... 107

Game Misconduct .................................................................108

Fight Rule .............................................................................109

Ejection................................................................................ 110

Official Warning.................................................................. 112

Verbal Abuse (Bench Jockeying) ........................................ 113

Offensive Coach and Team ................................................. 114

Code of Ethics ..................................................................... 116

Acknowledgements ......................................................... 117

About The Author ...........................................................123 

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