Fall ball; 14U (meaning these kids were 12U in the summer). ASA rules.
Serg's story under the "It's in the book" thread...
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Originally posted by VaASAump
"But blue, what reason would he have for missing the bag when he's the fastest runner out here??"
Hmmmmm.......Interesting question?
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reminded me of the response I got yesterday. But the reason for the post is because I've been questioning myself if I did this right.
BR gets on base. As she is waiting on the pitch, and getting ready to take her lead off / steal, she has positioned herself with her left foot on the orange base and her right foot behind her. I notice this, but don't make a call until the pitcher has delivered the pitch. Then, similar in timing to a leaving early call, I call "NO PITCH - RUNNER IS OUT."
I explain the call to the coach. He looks at me like I'm from Mars, but doesn't really argue. I thought he understood the call, though, but maybe not...
It's a violation of ASA 8-7-S and 8-2-M-4. Pretty clear to me.
Next game, same team against a new opponent, same player gets on base, does the same thing, same call.
After the same explanation, coach asks, "But what advantage is there for her being behind the base?" Good question, coach.
After this second call, I went to the 1st base coach and told him he could be helping out his runners if he would pay attention to make sure they were in contact with the white base. I observed him correcting his runners a couple of times after that.
Anyway, I recall there being a discussion (I think on this board, but I'm not sure) about this not being a call that should be made, or something that should be handled with "preventative umpiring" instead of a call.
Should I have made this call or maybe just told the 1st base coach to keep his runners on the base?