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Originally Posted by Zepp
(ASA Rule set)
B1 is scheduled to bat with no one out. B4 bats and is put out. Defensive coach properly appeals the batting out of order. B1 is called out for failing to bat and the out on B4 stands. (2 outs) Next proper batter is B2. B2 & B3 both single. The question is - does B4 now bat? (even though she has already been put out in the earlier play)
I would rule that B4 does come to bat in this case.
And that the only way you would "skip" a batter is if the improper batter was called out as a result of their time at bat and they are scheduled to be the immediate next proper batter.
Any thoughts or comments?
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I'm going along the lines that a player who was put out is going to be skipped this time through the batting order. The exception would be if the BOO was the 3rd out of the inning, then the player which was retired on the BOO play would bat in the next inning.
Pretty sure I heard KR make this statement at a regional clinic and I'm going to reference the Rules Clarification from May 2007
Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA)
Pretty sure part of the train of thought is that the player cannot make multiple outs in the same inning without at least 7-8 batters between those two at bats.