[kbaerslt]

In a game I was doing 2 weekd ago i had runners on second and third with 2 out and 2 strikes on the batter. The pitch came in and bouced right infrot of the plate and goes over the back stop. Oh the batter swung at it for strike 3. I come out with time and award all the runner one base including the batter. The def. coach wants to know why that is not the third out. I had to explain that it is considered a dropped third strike and that you have to either tag the batter or throw him out at 1st. The coach was fine with that. On the other had the off. coach want both his runner to score. He thought and thrown ball that goes out of play is a 2 base award. I explained that a pitched ball all runner get one base, then told him that is why your batter got first on strike 3. He shruged his shoulders and went back to his coaches area. Then all of a sudden I hear 1 plus 1 out of the stand and started to laught on the inside. I love some of the things i hear from coaches and parents.

kb