Texas - ASU game 3

[tcarilli]

Originally Posted by Larry1953

To continue to beat the dead horse. I read the NCAA rulebook. It says the batter becomes a runner the instant of ball four.

No it does not. 8-2-b "The batter becomes a base runner: instantly after fours balls have been called by the umpire." (emphasis added)

Thus an action on the part of the umpire must occur. I don't think it far fetched that on a border line pitch the catcher may throw and be interfered with before the umpire calls ball 4. Again, this play is not as black and white as we would like to think from a rule's perspective or from a common sense and fair play perspective.