[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Steve M

Dave,
That was - if I read it correctly - a question asked by a coahc during a dead ball. I copied below:

DHC comes out and says, "Isn't the second runner out?" I asked why. She said, "Because she passed the first runner when she missed the plate!" I explained that passing a runner only occurs when a runner physically passes a runner and since that did not occur in this situation, there is no out for passing a runner.

Then, the DHC says, "Well, she did miss the plate, didn't she?"
That's a question, not a live ball appeal and not a dead ball appeal - yet. I'm likely to ask this coach if an appeal is being made before I answer.

This is where the difference in how ASA and NFHS handle their appeals can make a difference. In ASA, the coach can't make a dead (and definitely not live) ball appeal on runners missing bases or leaving too soon. As such, this conversation is not nearly as likely to ever happen on the field, nor would it matter if a coach asked this question.