bunt question
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LADY_KNIGHTS
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Not illegal in any sanctioning body I have ever played in. May be in your local rec. league...but not in travel.
GeneralsDad
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Often referred to as a slug bunt. Legal and effective.
FastBat
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A slap or push bunt has never been illegal in any softball games I have seen, but I only have 31 years experience, I could be wrong, lol! Maybe in Rec, especially if they have that chalk line 10 feet from the boxes, baseline to baseline.
BretMan2
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I *think* that it might be illegal in Little League baseball or softball (not 100% sure since I don't work LL ball, but seem to remember another umpire telling me that). I have seen some leagues put this in as a special league rule. Otherwise legal in the major sanctioning bodies (ASA, high school, etc).
FastBat
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A bunt, slap bunt, push bunt, etc. is legal even in LL 10u and older, t-ball and CP probably not. All LL's follow the official rules from Williamsport, but each individual local league may also adopt local rules based on the needs of their individual league.
Bullbuck
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Such bunt-swings are allowed in Little League. Many local leagues ban them in regular season play, but they are permitted in all star / tournament play.
Then how do many of the local leagues expect them to defend it if they face a team from another league who allows that? District 3 allows it but District 2 in Ohio doesn't in state play. I think it hurts those who aren't allowed.
FastBat
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Are you saying in District play during allstars they don't allow bunt-swings? I could be reading that wrong, maybe you are just talking a league in that district 2.
But, I agree, I think regular season play should look similar to the state tournament play.
Bullbuck
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It is allowed for all teams during District play and beyond. Little League does not allow rule variations in the tournament, everyone must play by the offical rules. It may create an imbalance between "District 2" and "District 3" if they played by different local rules during the regular season, but generally the teams that advance to any degree in the Little League tournament have been playing travel ball all spring, too, so are used to this.
The idea behind the local rule banning this type of play, which our league uses, is that you might not always have the most skilled third baseman out there during the regular season and you want to avoid injury. The teams in our area generally rotate all the players into the infield during some point in the rec games. You have to be smart about it, but it keeps the girls interested in the game and hopefully makes them want to improve.
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Our local rec league used to have that rule so the girls fielding could protect themselves as they were learning the game is the league play only....
Shane
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Entering my third year of 10U with my DD, tournaments we attend allow slugging. My DD has played in some community leagues that identify slugging as prohibited. The danger in slugging comes from neglectful coaching, often times. I have seen way to many corner defenders almost coming running in to defend what appears to be a bunt, all too late they find out the batter is slugging. Coaches must emphasis the slow creep when bunt is shown. Just my two cents! : )
VE_05
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We scrimmages loco mamacitas and he said that it was not legal in travel ball. I was 99% sure that you could but wanted to see if anyone knew if you could or couldn't. Thanks for the input. I also talked to an b ump on sunday and he said it is allowed.
FastBat
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Agree! It's the coaches responsibility to teach, but they are probably just teaching the basics, so it's tough.
