[walkerbard]

Thanks for your reply. I'd suppose that it
could fall under that scoring rule as it
is the closest thing thus far that I've
seen come close to addressing the situation.
However, it still seems a bit vague to me.
That rule also applies when a runner is
OFF the base; the RUNNER is out, the ball is dead,
and it is SCORED a BASEHIT for the batter.
The rule accounts for the scoring of a basehit,
but there is still an out on the play. I guess
it could imply that since the runner is never
out when hit while on the base (covered in rule
8, I think), and since it falls under the
scoring rule (11) definition of a basehit,
one could assume the batter is awarded first.
But I also think that it could also fall under
the interference rules since the fielders
were BEHIND the runner (which is why the
RUNNER is out when hit while OFF the base
with the fielders behind him) Still, this
is the best explaination I've seen so far.
Thanks.