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Wed Jun 30, 2010, 08:50am
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Uncaught 3rd strike
I'm the BU for a 13U game being played under OBR rules.
The uncaught 3rd strike hit F2's chest protector and rebounded fair. As the batter-runner advanced toward 1st base he contacted the rolling ball. It did not appear that he went toward the ball but that the ball rolled into his path. PU did not rule a dead ball and the batter-runner reached 1st. The defensive HC asked for a ruling. the PU asked me if I saw anything that would rule the batter-runner out. I told him that it looked like the ball hit him and not him hitting the ball. We both agreed there was nothing there and he told the coach that. Did we mess up? I looked in the rule book last night and can't find anything to contradict our judgment  .
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Charles Johnson Jr NFHS Class #1 softball/baseball ASA/USSSA Dayton, Ohio I have been umpiring so long that it was called Rounders when I started. 
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Wed Jun 30, 2010, 09:01am
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You got it right. You have a thrown (pitched) ball that had the opportunity to be caught, but wasn't. As long as the batter did nothing intentionally to deflect the ball, let the resulting play stand.
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Wed Jun 30, 2010, 09:36am
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We explained Rule 6.09 to the coach about dropped 3rd strikes and he insisted that the batter interfered with the ball because of the touch.
I was looking through the rules trying to find the interpretation but can not find anything about inadvertent contact.
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Charles Johnson Jr NFHS Class #1 softball/baseball ASA/USSSA Dayton, Ohio I have been umpiring so long that it was called Rounders when I started.
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Wed Jun 30, 2010, 09:50am
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So the coach wanted you to penalize the batter for his team not making the proper play...
....sounds logical, if you are a coach!
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Wed Jun 30, 2010, 09:52am
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When you know you're 100% right, make the call and move on. You're not obligated to host a rules clinic on the field. Rat is just looking for you to bail out his team and he may or may not know the rule.
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Wed Jun 30, 2010, 10:12am
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It sounds like charlie is anything BUT "100% certain" he was right. What's your advice to him? JM
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