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Originally Posted by benbret
NFHS Girl's fastpitch R2 on first and R1 on second. Both runners leave the base at the same time before the pitch is released. Can you call both runners out or should you just pick one?
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Only one can be declared out, so you have to decide which one left first in your judgment. (Same as you have to decide safe or out when the ball in the glove and the runner's foot on the base arrive "simultaneously"! It is why you get the big bucks.)
I don't like what is stated above about calling the lead runner out. It leads to lazy umpiring. Decide who actually left first, and rule her out.