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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Just a clarification, in the case of a runner being in contact with a base when hit with a fair batted ball, the status of the ball and the effect depend on whether the closest defender is in front of or behind the runner.
Though not likely, a defensive shift of some sort could place a fielder closer to the base that that defender assigned that area.
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Agreed. I think in fast pitch you are much more likely to see a situation where the fielders are in front of the base. In men's fast pitch they generally are well back, as they were in this case.