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Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)
**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also conference
(uncharged)** Defense:
a) Each team is granted 3 defensive conferences per 7 innings without penalty.
b) Extra Innings: each team is allowed 1 additional conference per inning.
***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
***If the pitcher is removed it is not a charged conference
c) Request for a charged conference beyond the allowed (3 for 7innings/1 per extra inning) = P
must be removed as pitcher for the rest of the game
Charged Conferences: Offense (3-7)
**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also conference
(uncharged)** Offense:
a) Each team is granted 1 charged conference per inning. Any additional requests shall be
denied.
***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
Illegally Batted Ball (5-1-1b) Penalty: Batter is out and runners return (7-4-8; 7-4-2)
Interference by runner (5-1-1e) Penalty: Interfering runner is out and other runners return
to base occupied at time of interference.
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Interference by runner: Foul Fly (5-1-1m) Penalty: Interfering runner is out, runners
return, strike on batter
Fair ball touches a spectator or bounces over/through/under or lodges in a fence (5-1-1f)
Award is 2 bases or appropriate # of bases in umpire's judgement
Fair ball touches a runner;
a) Before it touches a fielder
b) After it passes any fielder other than the P and another fielder has a play a) Hit Runner
is out
b) Batter awarded 1st base (and a hit)
c) Runners return to base occupied at time of interference
Blocked Ball A live ball (pitched/batted/thrown) which is touched/stopped/handled:
a) by a person not engaged in the game
b) by loose equipment
c) by any object not part of official equipment or playing area
Thrown Ball (Not Pitch) becomes a blocked ball (5-1-1g) Award: 2 bases from point of
release
Pitched Ball becomes blocked Award: 1 base from time of pitch
Fair/Foul ball is caught by a fielder who then leaves live ball area with 1 or both feet (5-1-1i)
Award all runners 1 base from time ball became dead (unless it is 3rd out)
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Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)
**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also conference
(uncharged)** Defense:
a) Each team is granted 3 defensive conferences per 7 innings without penalty.
b) Extra Innings: each team is allowed 1 additional conference per inning.
***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
***If the pitcher is removed it is not a charged conference
c) Request for a charged conference beyond the allowed (3 for 7innings/1 per extra inning) = P
must be removed as pitcher for the rest of the game
Charged Conferences: Offense (3-7)
**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may also conference
(uncharged)** Offense:
a) Each team is granted 1 charged conference per inning. Any additional requests shall be
denied.
***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.
Illegally Batted Ball (5-1-1b) Penalty: Batter is out and runners return (7-4-8; 7-4-2)
Interference by runner (5-1-1e) Penalty: Interfering runner is out and other runners return
to base occupied at time of interference.
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Interference by runner: Foul Fly (5-1-1m) Penalty: Interfering runner is out, runners
return, strike on batter
Fair ball touches a spectator or bounces over/through/under or lodges in a fence (5-1-1f)
Award is 2 bases or appropriate # of bases in umpire's judgement
Fair ball touches a runner;
a) Before it touches a fielder
b) After it passes any fielder other than the P and another fielder has a play a) Hit Runner
is out
b) Batter awarded 1st base (and a hit)
c) Runners return to base occupied at time of interference
Blocked Ball A live ball (pitched/batted/thrown) which is touched/stopped/handled:
a) by a person not engaged in the game
b) by loose equipment
c) by any object not part of official equipment or playing area
Thrown Ball (Not Pitch) becomes a blocked ball (5-1-1g) Award: 2 bases from point of
release
Pitched Ball becomes blocked Award: 1 base from time of pitch
Fair/Foul ball is caught by a fielder who then leaves live ball area with 1 or both feet (5-1-1i)
Award all runners 1 base from time ball became dead (unless it is 3rd out)
