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Old Thu Jul 13, 2006, 01:06pm
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Originally Posted by Hoosier_Dave
Just to make sure I understand the rule correctly.

1. Bases loaded, no outs. B5 gets a single, R1 scores. With B5 on first and before next pitch, coach says B4 should have batted. Ruling. B4 is out; runners back to original bases; B5 will bat again since she's the next one after the batter who was called out and B5 didn't get out.
Speaking ASA is all of this, correct.
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Originally Posted by Hoosier_Dave
2. Bases loaded, no outs. B6 gets a single and R1 scores. With B6 on 1B, coach again says B4 should have batted. Ruling. B4 is out; runners back; B5 bats, B6 is pulled off 1B and is now on deck because she is next in the proper order after B5.
Again, correct.
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Originally Posted by Hoosier_Dave
3. Bases empty, no outs. B3 gets a single. Coach says B1 should have batted. B1 is out. Does B3 stay on 1B? Common sense says that B3 should come off 1B otherwise you're rewarding B3 for batting out of order.
No advance of any runner caused by the improper batter becoming a BR is allowed to stand, so, no, B3 does not stay on base.
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4. Same as 3 above but B3 strikes out. In this case, B3's strike out stands, B1 is called out. So we have 2 outs, B2 up to bat, B3 on deck.
Correct.
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