Definition of Fielder's Choice

[ericpeeg]

Hi -

This is an argument with my wife, so I'd like someone to tell me how right I am...

Here's the scenario -

My daughter (delightful child) is at bat. Runner on first, two outs. Daughter grounds to shortstop, who flips it to Second Base for third out. My wife argues that my daughter's at-bat should be scored a Fielder's Choice, since she reached first base safely (wasn't thrown out at first). I say it's an out, and that daughter is 0 for 1 in that at-bat.

Of course, I'm looking for validation, but I need some official resource as proof! I've found definitions of a Fielder's Choice, but it doesn't seem directly speak to the scenario above - maybe because I haven't found a rule which gives the precedence of causing the out (grounding to short) over the act of reaching first base safely (fielder's choice).

Any learned opinon would be appreicated!