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Originally Posted by FullCount
If I join the discussion on beer I'll never remember to ask my question on the topic.
Please clarify a point for me: using the definition "the player who is scheduled to bat last in that respective half inning", what about the last player scheduled to bat who does not complete the at-bat? Suppose the last scheduled batter is at the plate, at bat, when a runner is picked off in an attempted steal. Who goes to second?
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The player who goes to second is always just ahead of the lead-off batter in the tie breaker half inning. In your example, suppose B5 did not complete her at bat. In that case, B5 is the lead-off batter in the tie breaker inning, and B4 goes to 2B. If B1 is the lead-off batter, then B9 goes to 2B, etc.
Your example is why "last out" does not always work.