{"id":915,"date":"2017-04-04T21:04:32","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T13:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wmsa.asn.au\/?page_id=915"},"modified":"2024-06-14T19:26:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:26:43","slug":"new-rules-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wmsa.asn.au\/?page_id=915","title":{"rendered":"New Rules 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"915\" class=\"elementor elementor-915\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4d6b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f4d6b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3530d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3530d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rule Changes from 2017<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d916dc4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d916dc4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7472baf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7472baf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong><u>GROUND RULES FOR 14 BATTERS<\/u><\/strong><br>The Batting Line Up must consist of all players present at the commencement of the game, to a maximum of 14 players. All players in the batting line-up must bat unless retired injured, at which time they will be deleted from the line up and may not re-enter the game. No automatic outs will be imposed until the line-up is reduced below nine (9) batters or a player is removed or ejected from the game by the umpire.<\/p>\n<p><ul><li>The maximum players allowed to bat is 14.<\/li><li>All players must be written on the line-up card with uniform numbers before the start of the game.<\/li><li>All players (up to 14) must be written in the score book with uniform numbers before the start of the game.<\/li><li>If a player wishes to stop playing, he can do so and the remaining players move up in the batting line-up. (NO automatic out)<\/li><li>Once a player comes out of the game, he can only come back into the line-up if someone is injured or another player has an emergency. (With agreement from both coaches).<\/li><li>Any nine (9) of the fourteen (14) batters can take can field. (Does not have to be the same nine fielders (9) each innings).<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p><b><u>GROUND RULES FOR FIRST BASE<\/u><\/b><br>The only time a fielder can use the yellow base at first is:<br><ul><li>The first base person can have is foot on the yellow and white bag and the runner can is still out. If the first base person has all his foot on the yellow bag the runner is safe.<\/li><li>If the ball goes behind the batter\/catcher on the third strike and the batter runs to first. The fielder takes the yellow base and the runner MUST use the white bag. 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