Baseball News & Announcements
February 24, 2020
5 TIME-TESTED TIPS TO BE GREAT BEHIND THE PLATE
There is nothing quite like the feeling of walking off the field after a stellar performance behind the plate. But ...
February 24, 2020
EXPANDED DESIGNATED HITTER ROLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
The role of the designated hitter in high school baseball has been expanded to give coaches an additional option for ...
February 13, 2020
TASO 2020 BASEBALL / SOFTBALL ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
If you weren’t there ….. here is what you missed. If you were there …. here is a look back. ...
October 25, 2019
UIL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPROVES GAME/MATCH FEE INCREASE
At their October 21, 2019 meeting the UIL Legislative Council approved a TASO initiated game/match fee increase for Texas sports ...
June 26, 2019
TASO Threads
TASO is proud to announce the opening of the TASO Threads Store for each Sports Division. The on‑line store contains ...
February 3, 2020
LESSONS BEYOND THE GAMES
Officiating teaches valuable lessons both on the court or field and off. It’s Worth the Wait “I’ve officiated football and ...
January 24, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT – THE SHORTAGE OF OFFICIALS
MCALLEN (KGBT) — A huge non‑district matchup between Sharyland Pioneer and McAllen Rowe has both teams heated. In the middle ...
December 13, 2019
IMPARTIALITY IN ADDRESSING COACHES
I‘m always ill at ease when an official with whom I’m working is on a first‑name basis with a coach. ...
October 29, 2019
DEALING WITH OBNOXIOUS FANS
Between the lines, sports officials have every right and can take immediate action to eject a player or coach from ...
November 10, 2019
TASO BASEBALL 2020 ANNUAL MEETING
The 2020 Annual Meeting for the Baseball Division is scheduled for January 3‑5, 2020. The meeting location is the Delta ...
September 19, 2019
OFFICIALLY SPEAKING
A new Episode of the TASO Video Podcast series has been published. Episode 03 features the TASO Basketball Division with ...
April 4, 2019
TASO REAFFIRMS CODE OF CONDUCT AND NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES
The Texas Association of Sports Officials prides its self in being one of the most diverse organizations anywhere, whether one ...
October 18, 2019
PRE-PITCH CHECKLIST FOR IMPROVED FOCUS
Over the years, I found that the best way to stay focused and lessen the chance of a screw‑up is ...
August 22, 2019
2019-2020 BASEBALL MEMBERSHIP
Both the Renewal and New Member Application Process for the 2019‑2020 season are now open. To renew your membership, first ...
August 21, 2019
BIBLE HONORED FOR LONGEVITY, POSTSEASON WORK
LUBBOCK, Texas — The National College Baseball Hall of Fame announced TASO Life Member Jon Bible is the 2019 recipient ...
August 22, 2019
HEAD PROTECTION FOR OFFICIALS
TASO is always looking for ways for our members to protect themselves. To that end, TASO has negotiated a discount ...Baseball Clinics & Events
Baseball Rules & Regulations
The worse thing to call is something that didn’t occur.
2020 NFHS BASEBALL RULE CHANGES
‑1‑4: Designated Hitter (DH) can be used in two ways. The DH can be listed as the tenth starter replacing ...
DRONE POLICY – UIL AND TAPPS
The UIL and TAPPS have created the following policies for the use of drones by its member schools: UIL Policy: ...
EXPANDED DESIGNATED HITTER ROLE COMING TO HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
The role of the designated hitter in high school baseball has been expanded to give coaches an additional option for ...
2019 BASEBALL RULES POLL #2
The second TASO Baseball Rules Poll is available HERE.