An appeal is a play on a violation of a rule in which the official does not make a ruling until a coach/player requests.

Missing a base

1. May be a live or dead ball appeal
2. Must be made prior to the next pitch
3. Must be made before the officials leave the field of play
4. Must be made before the pitcher and all infielders have clearly vacated their normal fielding positions and have left fair territory, and the catcher has clearly vacated her normal fielding position.
5. A runner is assumed to have touched the base and if a proper appeal is not made, the runner is safe.
• If a runner misses home plate and the fielder either misses or makes no attempt to tag the runner, the official shall make no signal, verbal or nonverbal. If a proper appeal is made, by tagging the plate or runner before the runner returns to the plate, the runner shall be declared out.
• If a batter-runner passes first base before the throw arrives, she is considered to have touched the base unless an appeal play is made before she returns to first base.
• If a runner misses an intervening base of a base award while the ball is dead, she may retreat to touch that base as long as she has not touched the final base of the award. Once she touches the final base of an award, she may not return and is vulnerable for an appeal.
• If a base runner forced to advance (because the batter became a batter-runner or due to a one-base award) misses the base to which she was forced, that appeal is a force out. If a base runner misses a base to which she was not forced, it is a timing play.

Attempting to advance to second base after making the turn at or overrunning first base.

1. Must be a live-ball appeal.
2. Must be made before the batter-runner returns to first base.

Leaving a base on a caught fly ball prior to the ball being first touched.

1. May be a live- or dead-ball appeal.
2. Must be made before the next pitch.
3. Must be made before the pitcher and all infielders have clearly vacated their normal fielding positions and left fair territory, and the catcher has clearly vacated her normal fielding position.
4. Must be made before the officials leave the field of play.

Participation by an improper player (batting out of order, player who is listed inaccurately on the lineup card, unreported player and illegal player)

1. Must be a dead-ball appeal.
2. Must be made before the officials leave the field of play

EFFECT: The player in violation shall be declared out.

Live Ball Appeal

A live-ball appeal is made by a fielder, who is holding the ball securely in hand/glove, touching the base the runner missed or left before a fly ball was first touched or by tagging the runner who committed the violation, provided she is still on the playing field and has not returned to that base, and indicating to the official what is being appealed (if necessary).

When the ball goes out of play, a live-ball appeal cannot be made.

Runners may advance during the live-ball appeal play.

A live-ball appeal can be made after a play on a runner.

Dead Ball Appeal

Once a live ball has been returned to the infield and time has been called or the ball has become dead, a coach or any fielder (with or without the ball) may ask the official to make a decision on the appealed play.

When “Play ball” has been declared by the plate official and the pitcher, coach or a fielder then requests an appeal, the official would again call “Time” and allow the appeal process.

Runners may not advance as the ball remains dead until the next pitch.

If the pitcher has possession of the ball and is in contact with the pitcher's plate when making a verbal appeal, no illegal pitch is called.

When the ball goes out of play, all runners must be given an opportunity to complete their base running responsibilities (advancing or returning), as determined by the official. Once a runner has been given sufficient time to advance or return and shows no immediate intention of doing so, a dead-ball appeal can be made.

A runner may not return to touch a missed base or one left before a fly ball was first touched when:

On a dead-ball base award, she has touched the final base of the base award.

She is standing on a base beyond the base she missed or left before a fly ball was first touched, and the official suspends play.

The ball is put back into play after having been dead

A trailing runner has scored.

She has left the field of play

Multiple appeals are permissible in a single game however officials shall deny requests from coaches who attempt to manipulate this rule or otherwise cause undue delay in the game.