Official's Manual: Softball |
Common terms and phrases
appeal play awarded ball is alive ball is dead balls and strikes base on balls base umpire base without liability baserunners must return batter becomes batter-baserunner batter-runner batter's box batting order becomes a baserunner bunt catcher catcher's box caught ball coach decision declared defensive team delayed dead ball EFFECT Sec entitled fair ground fair or foul fair territory feet field a batted foot foul ball foul fly foul ground foul line foul territory foul tip illegal bat illegal pitch inches infield fly infield fly rule intentionally legally caught legally pitched ball legally touched manager obstructed official outfield person or clothing pire pitcher pitcher's plate pitching position plate umpire playing field preceding runner protest put-out reaches first base reaches home plate rules runs score second base situation softball strike zone suspension of play third base third strike thrown ball touches first base turn at bat umpire's judgment unless wind-up