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fielder is in possession of the ball or is making the initial play
on a batted ball. The act may be intentional or unintentional,
physical or verbal.
3-13: Hit By Pitch: When the pitched ball hits the batter and the
batter is not swinging at the ball and a ball or a strike is not
called and the pitched ball is entirely within the batter’s box and
it strikes the batter or her clothing. Dead ball results with the
batter advancing to first base. No attempt to avoid being hit by
the pitch is required. However, the batter may not obviously try
to get hit by the pitch.
3-14: Illegal Bats: An illegal bat is a bat that does not meet
acceptable specifications.
3-15: Infield Fly Rule: Infield fly rule is, when declared by the
umpire, a fair fly (not including a line drive or an attempted
bunt) that can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort
when runners are on first and second or all three bases are
occupied and with less than two outs in the inning. Any
defensive player positioned in the infield at the time of the pitch
shall be considered an infielder for the purposes of this rule. The
rule does not preclude outfielders from being permitted to make
the catch.
3-16: Interference: Interference is an act (physical or verbal) by
a member of the team at bat who illegally impedes, hinders
or confuses any fielder; or when a runner creates malicious
contact with any fielder with or without the ball, in or out of the
baseline.
3-17: Live Ball: Any and all times that the ball is in play or until the
umpire calls “time” or “dead ball”.
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