No tag after catch

[His High Holiness]

Originally posted by ozzy6900

First question: Was this the correct procedure for BU (to call the play @3rd then wait for the appeal @2nd)?

Second question: if R2 was tagged out @3rd (now 2 outs) could the appeal still be made @2nd for the third out?

First question: Yes, But they could also appeal by tagging the runner as long as they made it clear that it was an appeal. The BU must wait for an unmistakable appeal before calling R2 out.

Second Question: No, a runner cannot be out twice. (Exception: Suppose the BR was called out at second for the third out and missed first base. The defense could appeal the missed base at first in order to cancel any runs that scored. That would have no bearing on your scenerio, however.)

[Edited by His High Holiness on Oct 4th, 2004 at 09:32 AM]