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Tagged on a force out
I hope that I am not misunderstanding this forum but I am a coach for a 14U baseball team and have a question considering a ruling. The situation was bottom of 7th, 2 outs runner on third. The batter hits a ground ball to the shortstop in the hole. He fields and throws the ball to first, while he has thrown the ball the runner from third has reached home. The throw by the shortstop pulls the first basemen off the bag and he makes a tag rather then the force on the bag. Does the run score or not?
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Force has nothing to do with this. The run does not score when the third out occurs before the batter/runner safely reaches first.
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Technically Garth is correct with respect to this situation not being a force but rather a BR not reaching first.
However, if the same play had taken place at second or third then the run would not count because the third out would be a force. First simply has a different wording then the other bases but the end result is the same. |
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There's nothing technical about it. That is the rule. And the wording helps to understand that it doesn't matter if the out is by tag of the runner or tag of the base.
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For CoachTom's benefit, the relevant rule is 4.09(a) Exception. A runner scores if he legally touches each base in order, and has crossed home plate before the third out is recorded. The exception is that the run does not score if the third out is made by the B/R before he safely reaches first, or by any other runner if he is forced out (and this includes a tag out before he reaches his forced base or he is called out on appeal for missing a forced base), or by a preceeding runner who is called out for missing a base. |
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Garth was correct in his explanation and I don't know why there is such a build on this thread but maybe I can clarify.
Simply put, if the third out is a force or if the batter-runner does not attain 1st base, the run does not score. As far as the batter-runner is concerned, whether the base is tagged or the batter-runner is tagged (as in the original situation) matters not. The batter-runner did not attain 1st base - run does not score! Regards
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By adding the information about the other bases, it covered the difference between force and timing plays on all of the bases. Can you show me how with two outs and a runner on third, the play is treated any differently if the BR is tagged before getting to first or R1 or R2 being tagged before they get to their next base? The call is EXACTLY the same, it is NOT a timing play. Yes, they are called something different but the outcome is EXACTLY the same. I find that the more information you give novices the more confused they get. (Some umpires included, on occasion myself included). I for one would like the rulebook remove the wording for BR not reaching first and simply the rules by making it a force situation. Then every base is treated exactly the same. Same with the wording for Infield Fly. It bothers me to know end when they say with runners on first and second or first, second and third. Simply eliminate the first, second and third because if we have the bases loaded by definition we have runners at first and second. Make the rule as simple as possible and there is a better chance that everyone will understand. There I feel better. |
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I don't think your post was "drivel". GarthB was correct. However, one could easily foresee the Original Poster coming back and asking: "what about if R1 was tagged out at second after R3 touchded home, instead of a middle infielder holding the ball and touching second base?" You foresaw this question and answered it correctly. The pointless drivel, I'm afraid, came soon after your post, tibear. |
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Why all the fuss over something so simple? Tom, all you need to ask yourself is this: Is the final out of the inning a force out (whether the forced runner is tagged or the base is tagged) or the batter runner failing to reach or touch first base? If yes, then no runs score on the play.
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tibear on IFF rule: Simply eliminate the first, second and third because if we have the bases loaded by definition we have runners at first and second.
Simple. Because if you have the bases loaded come coach (an maybe even an under-educated umpire) will say it isn't in effect because the rule says just first and second.
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You should have been at the Midwest region's NCAA Umpire meetings in Indy this year, where we spent at least an hour over ONE little question on the new NCAA Force Play Slide Rule. The question so hotly discussed? The pop-up slide being legal if done in line with the base. |
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