[scottk_61]

I don't know about scoots34 or the supposed article online but:

There was a ruling down here for a game in the Tampa area that happened pretty much as scoots34 posted.

The umpires ruled:
Ball four, no swing when appealed.
Batter gets first base which forces R1 and R2 to second and third.
Then the award for the ball going out of play, which is one base.
The ruling has been upheld
We all need to apply the rulings for each award and teh situation instead of stopping at just one.
I believe the rule is 8-4-3c and d under the NFHS rules, I don't have my book handy.
It is unusual to have a dual award but it does happen on rare occasions.
I wonder how many other award rulings I have missed because I stoped at the first penalty application?

Lots of people from ASA Fed and NCAA with many many years of umpiring experience looked at this and all ruled the same thing when presented with the situation.

I have to admit, I thought this was it but waited to see what others said.

On a second note, who is scoots34? and why did they try to deceive us yesterday?