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Thank you, Dave and WWTB.
I wasn't questioning the wording of the rule. What I was questioning was why the out is announced at the conclusion of the play under NCAA rules.
Here's an example of a potential play that comes to mind:
R2, B1 singles to right center. As R2 rounds third he slips and is assisted by the third base coach. He continues toward home. F4 cuts of the throw while BR is advancing toward second. F4 seeing R2 near the plate decides to play on him, allowing BR to obtain second uncontested.
Now, F4 has just attemted to put out a runner who was already called out with a verbal announcement if this were a FED game.
This would then be his fault. The runner had already been called out. No problem here.
The problem I'm having understanding the NCAA ruling would a be the timing of the verbal announcement of the out.
If the announcement is not made at the time of the infraction, then the defense may or may not know that if they make a play on R2, they're playing on a runner who is going to be called out regardless. The only indication they would have would be the delayed dead ball signal by a memeber of the crew. In my opinion, this puts the defense at a disadvantage. They could have had a DP here had they known to make a play on the BR, instead of trying to cut the run off at the plate.
Tim.
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