Ask the Ump!

UMPIRES QUESTION: In high school, baseball and softball, the batter tries to check his / her swing at a pitch but carries the barrel of the bat past the body. Is this a strike or a ball? ANSWER: The plate umpire must use judgment on whether the batterโ€™s movement was an actual attempt to swing …

Serve and Spike

BALL CONTACT QUESTION: In high school volleyball, front row players Case and Dodd on Team (A) both go up for a block as ball contacts the wrists of both players. Is this a legal contact? Is this a double hit? Does contact count as a first hit? ANSWER: Legal play as this is considered a …