If you’ve played Slo-Pitch in our leagues before, you’ve probably experienced this particular rule at one of your games:
“If a male batter is walked with balls on each of the first 4 pitches, and is followed by a female batter, the male batter will automatically advance to 2nd base on the walk. The female batter up next has the option to bat or automatically take first base.”
The reason this rule is found in our rule book is quite simple; it discourages a pitcher from intentionally walking a strong male batter. With this rule, it is now actually a disadvantage to walk a strong male batter, as the male batter will advance to 2nd and the female runner following can automatically advance to 1st.
That’s it, that’s all folks. It’s a pretty straightforward rule for a fairly straightforward reason.
Happy batting!
