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Originally Posted by amcnewman
This happened last night. Bases loaded nobody out, batter swings and misses for strike three. Catcher misses the ball completely and it goes through a hole under the backstop out of play. All three base runners just stand there. Are all of the base runners awarded a base?
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Yes. The batter is out and each runner is advanced one base. ASA 8.5.C, NFHS 8.4.3.c (even though the wording could be improved)
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