Illustrated Softball Rules, Volume 1Easy-to-use illustrated rule book for both fast-pitch and slow-pitch softball. |
Common terms and phrases
8-foot radius appeal play awarded one base ball is dead ball remains ball touches baserunner batted ball batter-runner batter's box call Batter call Foul Ball call Illegal Pitch call Runner call Safe catcher caught Delay your call Delayed Dead Ball Designated Hitter Fast Pitch feet fly ball foul territory Foul Tip FP and SP glove home plate home run illegal bat Immediately signal last base touched leaves too soon LEGAL Players missed base obstruction on-deck batter pitched ball pitcher pitching plate pitching position player may wear preceding runner proper appeal Reference remains in play Rule 6 FP Rule 9 runner closest runner missing runners advancing runners may advance runners must return runners on base runs will score second base Signal and call Signal Delayed Dead Signal Fair Ball Slow Pitch strike is called strike zone succeeding runner third base third strike thrown ball verbal call violation