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Originally Posted by tcblue13
Sounds like a local rule
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Obviously I don't know... but this does not sound like a local rule to me. It sounds to me like an umpire who was UICing a 10U tournament, but who was bamboozled by a coach. Base awards are not subject to the "one base per pitch" rule any more than advancing on a batted ball is.
I admit it COULD be a local or even a ground rule. I was doing a tournament that had several age levels in it, including 10U. The UIC asked me to observe one of his newer umpires during my breaks. This new umpire was doing 10U. The field had a very short, narrow backstop only. No other fencing. While I was watching, several passed balls / wild pitches went out of play with runners on base, including a runner on 3rd. The new umpire did not advance the runners the required 1 base. Neither coach complained.
Later, in discussing this with the UIC, I told him that given the field condition, and the level of play, that we could certainly anticipate a fairly large number of pitched balls going out of play, and therefore I recommended that a ground rule be put into place that there would be no base award from 3rd to home on a pitched ball out of play. He discussed it with the TD, and they did put that ground rule into effect.