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I cannot find it in the 2010 ASA rulebook, but I thought the national association had planned to change this year to start all hitters with a one-ball, one-strike count. Does anyone remember seeing that from the 2009 rules, or am I misremembering? It is also possible that I am confusing that with the yellow balls, which . . . → Read More: I could be mistaken ASA has many more divisions than in the past, which means the national tournaments are smaller than they used to be. In 1998, the men’s D western nationals had 84 teams. Last year, the men’s D western nationals had 17 teams, while the men’s E western nationals had 36.* Still, Boise (or Seattle) is about as close . . . → Read More: Can’t get much closer This rule change was hidden among a mundane list adopted by the Amateur Softball Association for 2010: The pitching arc height for All Divisions of Slow Pitch is now 6-10 feet. This is going to be a reasonably big change for most of us in ASA-dominated Idaho. Pitchers were smart to use as much of the previous 12-foot limit as . . . → Read More: Montana just had a heart attack Another of the ASA rule changes for 2009 is a stronger requirement for the conditions of the bats in play. The new rule (3.1F) says “the bat shall be free of burrs, dents and visible cracks,” period. It used to be that the umpires carried around a ring, 2 1/4″ in diameter, that they placed around any . . . → Read More: Dents now only allowed in head Another of the ASA rule changes (but one that won’t go into effect until 2010) is that the exciting yellow ball will be used in all slow-pitch national championships. Again, I’m not sure what the local association will do just yet. I think the yellow ball is a bit easier to spot on defense in the infield, . . . → Read More: Balls, yellow balls |
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