22 20.08 If a pitcher stops her wind-up (unless the umpire calls time) without releasing the ball, an illegal pitch will be called, and a ball awarded to the batter, and base runners shall NOT advance one base. No action by a batter, coach, or fan can cause a pitcher to throw an illegal pitch. 20.09 A pitcher cannot have anything distracting on her pitching arm, hand, or wrist. Any sweatband must be flesh-colored on the pitching wrist or arm. Pitcher's uniform, equipment, and/or accessories must be worn properly. A pitcher is prohibited from wearing or using any item that, in the umpire's judgment, distracts the batter. 20.10 The pitcher can ask the umpire for a different ball at any given time before the start of her pitch. During wet conditions, a coach may request permission to towel dry the balls for the pitcher. 20.11 Intentional Walk (10U, 12U, 15U & 18U play only): If the pitcher desires to intentionally walk a batter, she can at any time during the players at bat notify the umpire of her intentions, and the walk will be granted by the umpire. No pitches need to be thrown to the intentionally walked batter. 20.12 Any pitcher can return to the pitching circle one time at any point during a game. 21.00 Batting 21.01 Lineup cards will be provided to the scorer before the start of the game, with batting order and substitutions listed. NOTE: A player removed because of injury or illness may return to the game if otherwise eligible to return. 21.02 Batting out of order is an appeal play which may be made by the defensive team only while the ball is dead. 21.03 If the batting order error is discovered while the incorrect batter is at bat, the correct batter shall take their place, assume any balls and strikes, and any runs scored, or bases run while the incorrect batter was at bat shall be legal. 21.04 If the error is discovered after the incorrect batter has completed their turn at bat and before there has been a pitch to another batter, the player who should have batted is out. Any advance or score made because of a ball batted by the improper batter or because of the improper batter's advance to first base on a hit, error, a base on balls, or a hit batter shall be nullified. The next batter is the player whose name follows that of the player who called out for failing to bat. If the batter declared out under the circumstances is the third out, the correct batter in the next inning shall be the player who would have come to bat had the players been put out by ordinary play. 21.05 If the error is discovered after the first pitch to the next batter, the turn at bat of the incorrect batter is legal, all runs scored and bases run are legal, and the next batter in order shall be the one whose name follows that of the incorrect batter. 21.06 No base runner shall be removed from the base she is occupying to bat in her proper place. She merely misses her turn at bat with no penalty. The batter following her in the batting order becomes the legal batter. 21.07 After one 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 shall advance. 22.01 A "Courtesy Runner" may only be used for the pitcher AND catcher. The
