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USA Softball publishes an updated rule book for softball each year which is widely used by adult and youth recreational leagues in the United States and abroad. The USA Softball rules were also used for the softball competition when it was an Olympic sport between 1996 and 2008. The most recent Olympics to feature softball, in 2021, used the ...
Prior to 1975, ASA, then the largest slow-pitch softball association, barred any of its teams from playing in any non-ASA sanctioned event or league. This rule was first challenged in ASA's internal process and then brought to a close after USSSA successfully filed suit in Federal Court in Nashville, TN to stop ASA's discriminatory practices ...
The USA Softball International Cup previously known as the World Cup of Softball, was an annual women's softball tournament. The first eight World Cups were held at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The competition is governed by USA Softball, which is also headquartered in Oklahoma City. The name was changed in 2018 due ...
According to the NCAA's 2023-24 pre-championship manual, provided to the USA TODAY Network, there is no change in the run-ahead rule in the NCAA Softball Tournament or the Women's College World ...
Jul. 12—The rules changes keep coming for high school sports. Just days after the National Federation of State High School Associations — the national governing body of high school athletics ...
Jul. 12—INDIANAPOLIS — Sports are constantly adapting, altering rules and adjusting to make improvements in the game. Much like last week's announcements of changes for high school baseball in ...
The infield fly rule is a rule of baseball and softball that treats certain fly balls as though caught, before the ball is caught, even if the infielder fails to catch it or drops it on purpose. The umpire 's declaration of an infield fly means that the batter is out (and all force plays are removed) regardless of whether the ball is caught.
The rule has gained attention in recent years in college softball, as Oklahoma has put together perhaps the best three-year stretch in college softball history. The Sooners have won three ...