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Re: Re: So corrected! Thanks. New question re: 4 outs
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Originally posted by Homer
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Originally posted by bellnier
Can there be 4 official outs to end an inning? Scenario: two outs, runner on third. Batter hits popup in foul territory to left and short of third base. During attempt to catch ball runner on third interferes with 3B, but ball is caught anyway. Doesn't ASA assign two concurrent outs here, resulting in a 4 out inning? Thanks.
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The ball is dead and the runner is out as soon as the interference is called. End of play, end of inning. What happens after the interference is irrelevant.
The batter hitting the foul ball leads off the next inning with her count 0-0.
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Maybe. If, in SP, the foul would have been the 3rd strike, this play would result in two outs. Since that would be in effect simultaneously, assuming the ball was over foul territory at the time of the interference, there are two outs on the play, the runner and the batter. Then the batter due up next would lead off the following inning.
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