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Originally Posted by Big Slick
Off the top of my head, here are two plays that my state high school association has ruled as unsportsmanlike:
Play 1: With less than two outs and a runner on base, the BR is retired at first on a force play. The defense, in a planned manner, runs off the field as if it was the third out, including F3 rolling the ball into the circle. The runner on base, then tries to advance, only to have the defense ready with a player designated to be at the appropriate base and other one to pick up the ball...
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If this play works, I suppose the PIAA would have you rule dead ball, return the runner, and some type of warning and/or ejection?
OK, but what if the play does not work and the runner scores? Is it still ruled unsportsmanlike, and the runner returned?