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Originally Posted by Keith
Long time reader-first time poster.
Situation: Bottom of 6th. 2 outs, 3-2 count Batter checks her swing......or did she - P/U asks B/U "Did she go" B/U signals swing. Now the tricky part-
Games are 1:15 time limit. When the ball crossed the plate there was still time on the clock ( 2 seconds ), by the time the B/U signled swing time had expired. I've asked many differant umps whose opion I value & the opions have been split, Some say, game over out was made after time had expired, others saying the strike out occured with time on the clock & since it was a correctable situation go to the 7th. What do you think?  |
I'm inclined to say that the inning ended when the BU indicated "SWING" = game over.
Different but same?: Time expired 2 seconds AFTER a 3rd out, but defense properly dead ball appeals an advantageous 4th out after time has expired. (Oh goodness, there it is again.) By Rule 1's "Inning - ...A new inning begins after the
final out of the previous inning," I would state that the game is over (since it doesn't say "after the
3rd out.").