42 The batter may not swing away after squaring off in the bunt position and drawing a fielder dangerously close to the batter’s box. The umpire shall call no pitch and meet with the team and team manager to give a team warning upon the first occurrence. A second occurrence will result in the removal of the team manager for the remainder of the game. (d) Slinging the Bat - After one warning, per game for slinging the bat, the next incident of a batter slinging the bat and every subsequent batter after the warning who slings the bat, will be called out, a dead ball called, and no runners will advance. (e) Local leagues have the authority, as permitted by local and state law, to remove or ban from the league’s playing facilities any spectator who is flagrantly displaying unsportsmanlike conduct, profanity, or who threatens physical harm to umpires, players, managers, coaches or league officials. This authority extends to all scheduled regular season games or tournament games played at its playing facilities. 7.00 —THE RUNNER 7.01 –A runner acquires the right to an unoccupied base when that runner touches it before being put out. The runner is then entitled to it until put out or forced to vacate it for another runner legally entitled to that base. 7.02 –In advancing, a runner shall touch first, second, third and home base in order. If forced to return, the runner shall retouch all bases in reverse order, unless the ball is dead under any provision of Rule 5.09. In such cases, the runner may go directly to the original base. 7.03 –Two runners may not occupy a base, but if, while the ball is alive, two runners are touching the base, the following runner shall be out when tagged. The pre- ceding runner is entitled to the base. 7.04 –Each runner, other than the batter, may, without liability to be put out, advance one base when– (a) There is a balk (“O”Zone play only); (b) The batter’s advance without liability to be put out forces the runner to vacate his base, or when the batter hits a fair ball that touches another runner or the umpire before such ball has been touched by, or has passed a fielder, if the runner is forced to advance; COMMENT: A runner forced to advance without liability to be put out may advance past the base to which he is entitled only at his peril. If such a runner, forced to advance, is put out for the third out before a preceding runner, also forced to advance, touches home plate, the run shall score. Play. Two out, bases full, batter walks but runner from second is overzealous and runs past third base toward home and is tagged out on a throw by the catcher. Even though two are out, the run would score on the theory that the run was forced home by the base on balls and that all the runners needed to do was proceed and touch the next base. (c) A fielder, after catching a fly ball, falls into a bench or stand, or falls across ropes into a crowd when spectators are on the field. (d) While he is attempting to steal a base, the batter is interfered with by the catcher or any other fielder. (e)Two bases, if a fielder deliberately throws his glove at and touches a thrown ball. The ball is in play. NOTE: When a runner is entitled to a base without liability to be put out, while the ball is in play, or under any rule in which the ball is in play after the runner reaches an entitled base, and the runner fails to touch the base to which that runner is entitled
