Kick Start
What happens if the kicker touches the ball with their hands?
They are out.
How is the pinch runner picked?
The last player out.
A foul ball is caught. What happens?
The kicker is out, the play is live.
If a kicker is running and gets hit by the kicked ball, what happens?
The kicker is out.
What must each team complete at the beginning and end of the game?
Beginning: team chant
End of the game: appreciation chant and high five walk
What happens if the ball touches the kicker twice?
They are out and the ball is dead.
The player is not forced, how do you get them out?
The runner needs to be tagged with the ball.
The ball first touches the ground in foul territory. Foul or Fair?
Foul Ball
What can a player do while sitting in the Relaxing Jackson Zone?
1. Players can block their face from the kickball.
2. Players may talk to their team.
What happens to the player's position if they must sit out for 4 kickers?
The position remains open until the ball is kicked.
What happens if you do not announce last kicker?
The kicker is out and the inning ends.
A runner overruns first base and turns right, what do you do?
Nothing, they are safe.
The kicked ball touches the fair territory and then goes over the fence. What happens?
All runners advance one base, dead ball.
When can the fielding team stand in the baseline?
When actively making a play.
What happens if a player who had a pinch runner in inning 2, runs to second base on inning 3?
They are out.
When can a player leave the on-deck circle? (except for last kicker)
When the person kicking after them enters the circle.
A runner overruns 1st base and turns left, what do you do?
Tag them with the ball to get them out.
A kicked ball is touched by a fielding player while they are straddling the 1st or 3rd baseline. Is it fair or foul?
Fair Ball
When can a player stop the ball with their feet?
When they are behind the RJZ.
A pop fly is touched by a fielder, then caught by the fielder on second touch. What does the runner going from first to second need to do if they left the base after the first touch?
They can keep running.
What happens if the fielding team makes contact with the ball before it crosses the bunt line but after it is kicked?
The ball is considered live.
A pop fly is touched by a fielder, then caught by the fielder on second touch. What does the runner going from first to second need to do if they left the base before the first touch?
They need to tag up.
Ball crosses the bunt line in fair territory in under 3 seconds. Foul or Fair?
Fair ball.
Where can a catcher stand on home plate?
On the front corner closest to 1st base.
Play starts with loaded bases. The fielding team tags 1st base, then throws to second base and tags it before the runner arrives. Who is out?
The kicker. The player running to second base is no longer forced so they need to be tagged to be out.