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OK, I don't have a Fed book with me to look up and see if the rule was correct but he stated that since the overthrow came from the Pitcher it was only a 1 base award and not a 2 base award. He went on to state with the backup of the BU that any other player that would have overthrown the ball would have had a 2 base award but with it being the pitcher throwing it it was only a 1 base award. When the line drive came in the girl at 2nd did not run right away in case she caught it so she was between 2nd and 3rd and BR was past 1st at the time of the errant throw therefore BR at 2nd and R1 at 3rd. I didnt argue past "I need to look that up and get back with you" Opinions?
Well, I've looked through 2002 and 2003 Rule and Case books. Nowhere does it give an exception for the pitcher throwing the ball.
Rule 8-4-3-g states, for a ball in play and overthrown (beyond the boundary lines ) PENALTY: All runners will be awarded two bases, and the award will be governed by the positions of the runners when the ball left the fielder's hand.......
In the case book Rule 8.4.3 situations N & O both state two bases awarded from the position of the runners at the time of the throw.
Again, no mention of exceptions for pitchers throwing the ball at any time.
Was there no protest on this? What was the coach thinking? If the coach is good enough to get the team to the State Playoffs, you'd think they would be good enough to know this is wrong.
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