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Originally Posted by miznj
My partner referred to the above text an insisted that an IP is dead as soon as it is not hit. He said that the whole mess should have been avoided. I disagree. So which is it? Thanks!
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DDB - the ball remains alive until the conclusion of the play!
You would have looked even worse if you killed the ball while R1 was still running and F2 threw the ball into LF, allowing R1 to score.
Let the play run out and, based on the ending positions of all runners, you can make a penalty decision. Because the batter did not reach a base and the runner did not advance one base, the coach gets option. In the play as stated, the coach is going to take the penalty (wipes out the out and sends R1 to 3B anyway). But in the scenareo I suggested, coach might want to take the play (R1 scoring, with whatever the pitch was called).
The point is that no once can make those decision until the play reaches a conclusion.
WMB