6.10 Inappropriate Conduct (a) Members of a team shall not ride, kid, heckle, poke fun at or in any other manner do anything that in the opinion of the umpire distracts the opposing team. A player shall not throw a bat, helmet or other equipment in anger or disgust. The penalty for violation of this rule shall be the removal of the guilty player from the game for the remainder of the game. The penalty for violation of this rule by a manager or coach shall be his removal from the game and the dugout for the remainder of the game. (b) When a batter wiggles the bat in an EXTREME MANNER to intentionally attempt to distract the pitcher's delivery of the pitch to the batter, it shall be deemed unsportsmanlike conduct and not permitted. The umpire shall call a no pitch and meet with the batter and manager to give a warning upon its first occurrence. Upon a second occurrence, the team manager shall be cited for unsportsmanlike conduct and removed for the remainder of the game. (c) The fake bunt/hit away tactic will not be tolerated. Aggressive defense play brings the players too close to the batter in an attempt to take the bunt away from the batter completely, which becomes a safety concern. Once a batter squares to bunt, he may: (1) Pull the bat back and take the pitch or, (2) Attempt to bunt the ball. The batter may not swing away after squaring off in the bunt position and drawing a fielder dangerously close to the batter's box. If the batter swings, the ball will be dead, with the runners returning to their original bases, the batter will be called out and the team manager will be ejected. No warning will be given in this situation. EXCEPTION: Does not apply to Coach Pitch or T-ball because bunting is not allowed. (d) Slinging the Bat - After one team warning, per team 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. 47
