It’s time once again for our weekly Thursday softball rules trivia question!
Here’s how it works: We give you a scenario of something happening on a softball field. You tell us what call the umpire should make (or shouldn’t make).
Without further ado, here’s this week’s question.
A switch hitter has two strikes batting righty, and she thinks she might have better luck batting lefty. She waits for the pitcher to finish taking a signal before stepping across home plate and getting into position in the lefty box.
What’s the call?
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She is “out”. Batter cannot switch sides when the pitcher is in the ready position. She must switch before the pitcher is in the ready position.
Correct!
A batter cannot cross the plate and change batting boxes while the pitcher is receiving a signal or in the period between the signal and the pitch (in the ready position).
(Rule 7-3-D)