What is rule for dead ball with runner on 3rd?

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

Try to understand something. You are MISTAKEN! The ball is never dead when F2 throws the ball back to F1! You are thinking of some idiotic myth that was instilled to you by your dumb coach when you were a kid! Runners can run and your defense may attempt to throw them out because the ball is LIVE!

Now try to remember the following:

Players do not "make the ball dead"! Players and coaches request TIME. The ball is alive until the UMPIRE calls TIME.

In certain levels of LL (Cal Ripken, Babe Ruth, etc...), the runners cannot lead-off before the pitch reaches the batter (or catcher). Therefore, the play is essentially dead once the pitcher receives the ball.

TravelCoach-

My suggestion would be to have your catcher run at the runner at third until he retreats. Then from there, throw the ball to the pitcher. Just my thoughts

-Josh