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It's an appeal situation!!!!!
per J/R:
"To advance, 7.01
a runner tries to acquire the next (closer to home) base, and such runner acquires the right to an unoccupied base when he touches or passes it before he is out."
and -
"Penalizing Defensive (Catcher's) Interference
Once there is defensive interference, the ball is not dead. 6.08c
Ail continuous action is allowed to occur. If every runner and the batter-runner
acquires his advance base during continuous action, the interference is disregarded,
When continuous action ends, and the umpire determines that a runner or batter-runner has not acquired his advance base, the ball becomes dead, and the interference is then enforced as follows:
(a) The batter-runner is awarded first base.
(b) All sequential runners are awarded their advance base 7.04d
(c) Any runner stealing on the pitch is awarded his advance base.
(d) Runners who are not sequential and were not stealing must return to
their TOP base.
However, the offensive manager has the option to accept the result of the continuous
action rather than have the interference enforced, Such manager must indicate to the
umpire his choice of the result of continuous action; the umpire does not offer such an
option."
also -
Childress - B.R.D. (page #189) Section *397 -
last sentence:
"J/R agrees with me "If he passes the base, he has failed to touch it, but is considered to have touched it until there is an appeal against his failure to touch." (34, based on 6.08c CMT1 and 7.04d Nt)"
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