Appeal Play Process

[UmpJM]

Rufus,

De nada.

Of course, there is one "twist" you may wish to be aware of. Under FED rules (and NCAA) it "matters" who initiates it should there be a "play" prior to the defense making it's appeal. Let's just say...

2 outs. R1 & R3. B3 hits a clean single. R3 scores. R1, in his haste to reach 3B safely, misses 2B on the way (he didn't "shortcut it", but EVERYBODY saw him miss it as he went by.)

As the ball comes back into the cutoff man, his HC is SCREAMING at him to do something. He's not sure what at first, but eventually gets the idea he wants him to go step on 2B for some reason.Being a compliant lad, he starts to jog in the direction of 2B to do as his coach suggests.

The R1 (now R3), realizing that "the jig is up", takes off for home "liking his chances better" on a play at the plate compared to being a "sitting duck" for an appeal play. Plus, it's a private school, and this kid got a 36 on his ACTs and realizes, should the defense successfully appeal his miss of 2B, the go-ahead run that just scored is coming off the board.

Did I mention the score was 2-2 in the top of 7 before the play occurred? Sorry.

The defense "goes for it", the catcher mishandles the throw and the (new) R3 scores.

FED: After the play at the plate, if the defense then goes ahead and appeals, properly, the half inning ends and neither of the apparent runs on the play scores.

OBR: Both runs stand and the defense no longer has a sustainable appeal.

JM