PONY Girls Softball Rules - Pony Baseball and Softball

Sec. 10. DEFENSIVE CONFERENCES – THERE SHALL BE ONLY THREE
CHARGED CONFERENCES BETWEEN THE MANAGER OR OTHER TEAM
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DUGOUT WITH ANY DEFENSIVE
PLAYER(S) IN A REGULATION GAME. For every inning beyond regulation, there
shall be one charged conference per inning between the manager or other team representative
from the dugout with any defensive player(s).
NOTE: The fourth, and each additional, charged conference in a regulation game, or
for any charged conference in excess of one per inning in an extra inning game, shall result
in the removal of the pitcher from the pitching position for the remainder of the game. The
removed pitcher can play another position on defense but cannot pitch again.
RULE 8. BATTING
Sec 1. THE BATTER SHALL TAKE HER POSITION WITHIN THE LINES OF
THE BATTER’S BOX. After getting set in the batters box the batter must keep at least
one foot in the batter's box while taking signals from the coach.
EXCEPTION: The batter can leave the box when she hits a fair or foul ball, checks
swings, forced out by a play at the plate, forced out by a pitch if the pitcher leaves the eight
foot pitchers circle, or the catcher leaves the catchers box.
EFFECT: If the batter leaves the batters box illegally and does not return to the box,
after a warning, the umpire will call a strike on the batter.
a. The batter shall not have her entire foot touching the ground completely outside the
lines of the batter’s box or touching home plate when the ball is hit.
b. The batter shall not step directly across in front of the catcher to the other batter’s
box while the pitcher is in position, ready to pitch
c. The batter shall not enter the batter’s box with an illegal bat.
PLAY — Batter hits ball for a single with (a) a bat 35 inches long, or (b) a baseball bat.
RULING — In both cases, the bats are illegal. The batter is called out and all runners
are returned to the base they were at, at the start of the pitch.
EFFECT: Sec. 1 a-c: The ball is dead, the batter is out, and baserunners may NOT advance.
d. The batter shall not enter the batter’s box with an altered bat.
EFFECT: Sec. 1 d: The ball is dead; the batter is out and, without warning, is
removed from further participation in the game; and baserunners may not advance.
PLAY— REFER TO RULE 1, SECTION 1.
e. The batter must take her position within 20 seconds after the umpire has called “play ball.”
EFFECT: Sec. 1e: The ball is dead. A strike shall be called on the batter for each
20 seconds the batters box is not occupied after the umpire has called, “play ball.”
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RULE 8, SECTION 1