Situation:

[Justme]

Originally Posted by w00j44

Nobody on, nobody out. BR after a D3S is not fully aware of the situation but begins to jog to first, failing to drop the bat. Catcher has trouble coming up with the baseball and BR safely crosses first base, with the bat in hand. I searched my rulebook and could find a specific ruling. Rule 9.01c states that the umpire has authority to rule on any point not specifically covered in these rules. I think I would call the runner out for disrupting the natural flow of the game but I may be missing something.. thoughts>?

You can not call the BR out for "disrupting the natural flow of the game" unless he touched 1B with his left foot first while carrying the bat (see 9.01c). If the BR touched 1B with his right foot first then he is okay (see 9.01c). But if he jumped on 1B with both feet then he is also out, unless there were already 2 outs, then it's a "Do Over" (see 9.01c). Now if it's a Do-Over and the BR carries the bat to 1B then you force him to drag the field after the game, unless his parents offer to buy you dinner (see 9.01c).