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Originally Posted by Manny A
Unless they've changed their tune, USA Softball doesn't support the mechanic of the BU getting pinched into foul territory on a ball hit to the right side.
The NUS expects the BU to be able to bust in and button-hook to make a call at first base on a sharply hit ball to F9, for example.
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Yep.
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Originally Posted by Manny A
That said, if the BU has to go into foul territory, the PU must move up to take the runner to second and third.
If the play breaks down such that the runner ends up going home, the BU could cover home, but I think the "approved" mechanic is for the PU to take the runner all the way around, just as if the BU chased into the outfield.
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I have never found either bolded provision in the USA manual. Please cite if it is there or approved somewhere else.