Western Piedmont Baseball

1. Rule 5 Dead Ball, Suspension of Play Western Piedmont Baseball

2. Rule 5 Dead Ball, Suspension of Play • Dead Ball and Delayed Dead Ball Table – p. 35-36 • Ball becomes dead (“Time”) to make an award when catcher or any fielder obstructs runner, IBB is to be awarded, or when baserunning penalties are imposed. • After dead ball, ball becomes live when pitcher is on rubber, catcher and batter are in boxes and umpire calls “Play” and signals. • Suspension of Play occurs when umpire calls “Time” afterball becomes dead, umpire considers conditions unfit, player, bench personnel or spectator is ordered from the grounds, player is ordered to secure protective equipment, an umpire or player is injured (umpire's judgment as to when “Time” is called), a player or coach requests “Time” and it is granted, or for any other cause.

3. Rule 5 Suspension of Play • When ball becomes dead no action by the defense can cause a player to be put out (except dead ball appeal), a runner may return to a base he left too soon on a caught fly ball or that was not touched during a live ball. • A runner who is on or beyond a succeeding base when the ball became dead, or advances and touches a succeeding base after the ball became dead, may not return and shall be called out upon proper appeal. • Any runner may advance when awarded a base(s) for an act which occurred before the ball became dead provided in untouched base is retouched and all bases are touched in their proper order.