Rule change could influence electronic devices in dugouts

A rule change in softball may affect the way the pitching coach and the catcher communicate while their team is on defense beginning in 2025.

That’s because the National Federation of State High School Associations announced July 8 it had approved one-way electronic communication in the dugout for the sport. The announcement came as the association’s softball rules committee met, and the association’s board of directors approved it.

The University Interscholastic League, the governing body of extracurricular activities in pubic schools, follows the NFHS, Marble Falls High School softball head coach Alex Lozoya said.