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Originally Posted by jmkupka
Sorry for the late response, but Steve, does your comment mean you agree with my premise regarding contacting the fair batted ball (ball and batter completely in the BB), even in NCAA ball?
Of course completely recognizing the difference between that and the batter fouling the ball into herself.
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To me, in all but NCAA, it is absolutely clear that the correct ruling in your case play is an out; it is a fair batted ball, and the batter-runner initiated the contact.
In NCAA, I think 11.21.7 wording doesn't support that, it requires the batter to be out of the box to be declared out, and I don't see any other rule that might be clearer.
Batter-runner is out (12.5) just doesn't address it at all, like USA 8.4-F(4), NFHS 8-2-7.