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Originally Posted by HoopsRefJunior
What's the ruling?
--Batter swings and misses at pitch that bounces for strike three with two outs.
--Batter/runner takes off toward first base
--Catcher successfully blocks the bounced pitch, but the ricochet off his gear pops into the stride of the running batter/runner
--The ricochet is unintentionally kicked out into the infield grass by the batter/runner
--The defensive pitcher and first baseman are unable to successfully field the ball.
--Runner arrives at first base safely.
The ruling at this game was SAFE. No penalty. Were they correct?
Can someone provide a case play that covers this sitch?
This was a 1-1 game at the time. Two batters later, a 3-run blast. Now 4-1.
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Another way to look at it is the batter was doing what he was supposed to and a
ricochet got in front of him and was unable to avoid it. It appears that you are a basketball referee so use your instinct here. How can you rule against the offense? You can't so you don't.