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Originally Posted by John L
We were playing fall ball yesterday in the sunny and actually warm Midwest and this situation came up. Bases loaded, no outs. Catcher drops third strike, batter takes off to first. Catcher throws to first gets one out ball goes back to home runner is safe.
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No, B1 was not out, he cannot become a runner on third strike not caught with bases loaded and no outs. The throw to first was a waste of time.
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Originally Posted by John L
Could we have played it as follows: catcher steps on home plate for forced out then throws to first to get second out. My question is did we have to play the batter first because of the dropped third strike? Can the batter advance with the bases loaded with a dropped third strike?
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What force? This was a three way steal! Tag was the only way to go. Confused? Let me repeat.......
the batter cannot become a runner on third strike not caught with bases loaded and no outs.
See guys, this is exactly the scenerio that we were discussing last week. The PU should have been "pounding" the batter out until someone got the message.