Place the Runners

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Spence

R2.

Groundball to F6. R2 retreats to the 2nd base bag. F6 throws into the stands trying to get BR.

Does R2 go to third or home? Not a coach. Not a fan with an agenda. Just want some clarification for my own knowledge.

I've always used the "base going to plus one." So would the base "going to " by R2 by 2nd which means he ends up at 3rd?

Are you an umpire? If so, you really, really need to learn base awards, not "go by something" that's completely wrong.

Base awards on balls thrown (not pitched) out of play are always two base awards. The two bases are always forward from the position of the runner on the bases at the time of either the pitch or the throw, depending on the situation (see above in this thread).

I had this exact play last week in a varsity game. R2, ball hit to F6, R2 heads back to second, ball's thrown out of play. "You, score. You, second base." Surprisingly, not a word of complaint by anyone.