[drvestal]

I umpire baseball and not softball, so maybe the ruling is different, but I don't think so. This happened in my adult league softball game last night.

R2, R3, 1 out- Batter hits ground ball down 3rd base line in fair territory. The ball hits R3, who is standing on the bag in fair territory and and the ball bounces toward 2nd base. No play could then be made by our 3rd baseman. Umpire rules fair ball. B1 is safe at first, bases now loaded, still 1 out.

I believe he got the call wrong. R3 should be out. Just because you are standing on a base you are not protected from a ball and you must get out of the way of a hit ball so a play can be made by the fielder.

Can someone please confirm for me?

Thanks.