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Old Fri May 17, 2013, 11:55am
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Originally Posted by chapmaja View Post
I don't know about USSSA, but the Fed rule on a force play clearly states "If a batter ball is caught before the ball touches the ground there can be no force plays". I would assume that ASA, NSA, USSSA and other codes all have similar wording in their force play rules.
Irrelevant. An appeal of a base left too early is not a force, even though it looks like one. Ever. In any ruleset, and with either sized ball. That's all that really matters here.
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