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Odd situation
I'd like to follow up on this, as new to fastpitch. Since the winning run has not yet scored, and the third out has not been made, SHOULD the umpires leave the field even if the teams do? Shouldn't we call them back to the field without actually telling them why, if for no other reason than the umpires have just walked off the field of a TIE GAME. This is not a runner passing a base and the defense walking off without appealing.
Alternatively, wouldn't you ring up R3 as the third out for abandoning her next base to go to the celebration? Not really any different than BR stopping halfway to first and running into the dugout. Or R1, R2, or R3 running into the dugout after an home run without touching home.
I'm not picking nits, I'm trying to figure out how this game can be anything BUT tied.
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