first base safety base

[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by sneallyk

Can anyone give the specific rule #'s for both Fed & OBR regarding the first base safety base. Can the defensive player touch either side to record an out or do they have to touch white only?

Here's the FED ruling. There is no OBR Ruling as it would be a local league rule.

1.Runner should use colored base on INITIAL play at first base, UNLESS the fielder is drawn to the side of the colored base, in which case the runner would go to the white base and the fielder to the colored.

2. On a dropped third strike, fielder and runner may touch white or the colored base.

3. A runner is never out for touching the white base rather than the colored base.

4. Once the runner reaches first base, the runner shall then use the white base.

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