Sun Feb 09, 2014, 09:37pm
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Location: USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tex
A few years ago, I had ask our state (Texas) rules interpreter the difference between these two rules (2-47-3 and 8-6-10) to determine "Initial play or a Deflected ball" for a hit ball.
Rule's Interpreter advice
"You ask yourself, who caused the ball to hit the runner, if it was the defense, the runner is not out, if the runner prevents the defense from playing their game, it is an out."
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Was that Walter? Sounds like him.
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