Tie goes to runner?

[LLPA13UmpDan]

Ive been here a couple weeks. I may be wrong, but it helps me learn also. I apologize for that. But then again; umpires at different levels=different rules

[Rich]

Originally Posted by LLPA13UmpDan

Ive been here a couple weeks. I may be wrong, but it helps me learn also. I apologize for that. But then again; umpires at different levels=different rules

As someone who umpires college and high school baseball along with Little League (and Dave Hensley does also), you would be well served to listen more and post less. 95% (or more) of the rules that apply in Major League Baseball are the exact same in Little League.

Last night I'm working 2 games in our state 9-10 year old tourney on the small diamond (five years ago I would've never imagined me working these games). A team from the northern part of the state asked about a "must slide rule" on a successful steal of second where the runner ran to the base and the fielder missed a swipe tag (LL has no such thing) and also thought that once a catcher had the ball the runners had to go to the next base or return to their previous base (some *******ized local rule that they adamantly thought was a real LL rule -- either that or something their umpires "thought" was a LL rule). They also thought running the ball to the mound "froze" the runners.

At least it wasn't over 100 degrees.