(Note: In Instructional games, the coaches are responsible for making calls normally made by the umpires in the rules that follow.)

Injury: In the event of an injury, the game may be stopped immediately by the umpire. The umpire will award bases and/or outs before the game resumes.

There will be no throwing of the bat permitted by anyone. If any player or coach throws a bat, the player will be called “out” for interference, or an out assessed against the team. The coaches and umpire should warn both teams before the game starts about throwing the bat. This call is a judgment call, made at the discretion of the umpire.

Interference is the act of an offensive player or team member which impedes or confuses a defensive player attempting to execute a play.

An “Obstruction” will be called in the following situation:

A fielder who is not fielding or not about to receive a thrown ball who impedes the progress of the base runner or batter who is legally running the bases. It will result in the runner advancing one base.

If a charge against a defensive player is deemed deliberate by the umpire, the runner is out and may be removed from the game. The runner must slide or slow down to avoid contact with the defensive player or she will be called “out”.

Remember, if the fielder is blocking the base when not involved in the fielding of the ball, she will be considered to be interfering with the runner, and the runner shall be allowed to avoid collision and still be considered safe. Upon the umpire's discretion, an additional base may be awarded

The base path is an imaginary line three (3) feet on either side of a direct line between the bases. A runner is not out if she runs out of the base path to avoid a collision.

A base runner advancing towards first base must touch the orange part of the double base when running past the base in an attempt to beat the throw. If the base runner touches the white portion of the double base while attempting to beat the throw, she will be called “out”. Likewise, if the first baseman places her foot on the orange portion of the double base while attempting to make a play, the base runner will be called “safe” by the umpire. If the base runner is advancing beyond first base, she may use the white portion of the double base to “round the base”.