Jason Pflaum joined Plum Tree Advisors as president in 2011. Outside of work, Jason Pflaum enjoys spending time with his family and coaching little league baseball.
A game of little league baseball should serve as a fun learning experience for all players involved, as well as an effective source of physical activity. In order to keep the game moving at an enjoyable pace, coaches and umpires must familiarize themselves with the rules of the game. The continuous batting order rule can sometimes present a source of contention. Official league rules state that a team must report its batting order at the start of the game and stick to that order for the duration of the contest.
However, little league games are contested by young children who may become sick, injured, or otherwise indisposed. Such an event may even occur midway through an at-bat. Contrary to popular belief, such an instance does not automatically result in an out for the batting team. In actuality, whichever batter or runner has made the most recent out in the inning is required to take the absent batter’s place. If a run has been recorded for the batting team more recently than an out, the player who scored the run takes the place of the absent batter. In either event, the new batter assumes the same count the former batter had recorded prior to leaving the game.
A game of little league baseball should serve as a fun learning experience for all players involved, as well as an effective source of physical activity. In order to keep the game moving at an enjoyable pace, coaches and umpires must familiarize themselves with the rules of the game. The continuous batting order rule can sometimes present a source of contention. Official league rules state that a team must report its batting order at the start of the game and stick to that order for the duration of the contest.
However, little league games are contested by young children who may become sick, injured, or otherwise indisposed. Such an event may even occur midway through an at-bat. Contrary to popular belief, such an instance does not automatically result in an out for the batting team. In actuality, whichever batter or runner has made the most recent out in the inning is required to take the absent batter’s place. If a run has been recorded for the batting team more recently than an out, the player who scored the run takes the place of the absent batter. In either event, the new batter assumes the same count the former batter had recorded prior to leaving the game.