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Hi-
Yesterdays game- Pony 11-12 year-olds. Bunt. Batter-runner runs down the line, right down the center of the foul line, not in the lane. Gets hit with throw from pitcher just before he reaches 1st. I call him out. Question is this: When he gets close to 1st, how much inside fair territory is he allowed to take legally? Does it matter if he is hit just before 1st, or 15 feet closer to home? (Rule book makes no distinction) .Doesnt he almost have to come inside the foul line to touch 1st/ Isnt too much to ask that he stay in foul territory and only reach to the left with his left foot to touch the base? The way I read 6.05 (k), that is what he is supposed to do. Thanks. ( I called him out partially because he was never in the lane, and thought that it would be better for him to learn the correct rule, and, there was no doubt that he was unaware of it, or not following it). Thanks-David
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