Equipment rules designed to reduce risk of injury, as well as a clarification that the media area must be located in dead-ball territory, are among the high school softball rules changes for the 2019 season. The four rules changes recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Softball Rules Committee at its...Read More

Tarp Rule A player may lean on or place a hand on the tarp prior to or at the moment of the attempted catch. Result: Live ball, legal catch. A player cannot have a foot or feet in contact with the tarp while making the catch. Result: Dead ball, foul, no catch, strike. A player...Read More