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Originally Posted by Lapopez
I remember this topic about 10 years ago but I don't remember the consensus.
R2, R3, two outs. Ground ball to F5. R3 crosses home. F5 tags out R2. B/R discontinues to first. Can the defense appeal at first for a "fourth" out? In other words, does it behoove the offense for the B/R to continue to first after the third out?
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This thread has become too long for me to keep track of where it stands. But per NFHS Rules: No Fourth Out can be had in this situation.
R2-39 says: "
Time at bat is the period beginning when a batter first enters the batter's box and continuing until he is put out or becomes a runner. A batter is not charged in the records with a time at bat when he makes a *sacrifice hit, is hit by a pitched ball, is awarded a base on balls, is replaced before being charged with two strikes, is replaced after being charged with two strikes and the *substitute does not strike out, or when he advances to first base because of obstruction by a fielder."
R2-S7-A3: "A batter-runner is a player who has finished a time at bat until he is put out or
until playing action ends."
This means that the B/R was forced to run to 1B, his At-Bat ended with the 3rd out because the 3rd out also ends playing action for the inning; and since the inning ended before the B/R aquired 1B, no Base Running Infraction could have happened.
This is the same ruling the Wendelstedt gives for MLB Rules.
MTD, Sr.