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Thanks to doodle_bug I did find this information in the 2009 NCAA Softball Rules at http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PD...f8d900bab6b.pdf I think the TSSAA would do well to follow suit. Rule 5.9 Crowd Control Artificial noisemakers, air horns and electronic amplifiers shall not be permitted, and such instruments shall be removed from the spectator areas by the games management personnel. I know of at least one coach at the state tourny that asked the home plate umpire to intervene with Riverdale's use of artificial noisemakers while his batters batted but the umpire did not get it stopped. I really think the TSSAA needs to do a better job here. I think the Riverdale girls are good enough to win the game on the field and the TSSAA runs a really nice state tournament but this part looked and smelled like a little home cookin'.

Thanks for the information. Personally, I think the TSSAA might want to take its cue from the NCAA on this one.

You might want to finish his quote, "However, Riverdale was the better team over the past two days and took advantage of the opportunities that we gave them."

Just curious if anyone knows what TSSAA rules are concerning artificial noisemakers at softball games are. I noticed that Riverdale used them to their advantage by blowing horns and beating drums (even had a pickup truck in center field with an airhorn on Saturday) while opponents tried to hit etc. They weren't just used between innings, they were used as the pitch reached the plate to "goose" the batters. All this may be completely within the rules but no one else at the state softball tourny was doing that. Seems like it could get out of hand if it becomes who can bring the loudest noisemakers. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for enthusiastic fans, I'm just wondering what the rules are. Maybe next year we'll see an horns off of riverboats or who knows maybe even heavy artillery.