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1st game of DH, bottom of 7th, tie score, R1 on 3B, batter hits ground ball to deep short, R1 coming home, F2 blocking plate.
R1 lowers shoulder, levels F2. At time of contact thrown ball is just behind R1. Both players sprawl on ground, ball goes to backstop, R1 gets up and touches home.
Umpire rules no interference, but malicious contact.
1. Does play continue, allowing R1 to score, thus ending game?
2. Can R1 be ejected when game is over? If this were a HS game, and State Assoc rules do not allow an ejected player to play anymore that day, then your answer determines whether or not R1 can play in the 2nd game of the DH.
3. A twist - suppose that ball hit one of the players and dropped near the plate, allowing F1 to pick it up and tag R1 (2nd out) before she could score. Would you kill the play after the out to eject R1, or would you wait until B-R finished running?
WMB
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