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Two runners may not occupy a base, but if, while the ball is alive, two runners are touching the same base, the following runner shall be out when tagged.

When a pitcher is contacting the pitcher’s plate and in possession of the ball, runners shall not leave their bases until the ball has been delivered and reached the batter.

It is important for umpires to clearly state the count prior to the pitch being delivered.

If a player catches a ball that clears the fence or goes out of play, the act of the catch must be completed to be able to record the “out.”

That foul territory is considered the part of the playing field outside the first and third base lines extended to the fence and perpendicularly upwards.

Any runner is out when the runner fails to keep contact with the base to which that runner is entitled until the ball has been released by the pitcher on the delivery.

No manager, coach, or adult volunteer, is permitted to be on the field or in the bullpen for the purpose of warming up a pitcher.

Once each inning a team may utilize a player who is not in the batting order as a special pinch-runner for any offensive player.