Whats the correct call??

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Originally Posted by marker303

Happen in a game that I coached in last night and I am not sure of the call. LL game, we are visitor - home is at bat with 2 outs, runner at 3rd in an extra innings with a tie ball game. Batter hits ball to SS, SS throws to 1st and the Base Ump calls runner at 1st out. Runner on 3rd is going on contact and goes home, 1st doesn't throw home until after the fact becasue he hears out at 1st is called. Home team appeals the out at 1st call, says 1st left the bag early. Base ump asks for help from Plate ump, plate ump calls runner at 1st safe and then calls runner to home safe run scores game over. Is that the right call??? Most of my team was headed to the dugout to hit when the 3rd out was called. Is the ball dead after the 3rd out is called and runners remain at 1st & 3rd??

The correct mechanic would be for BU to ask the PU if he was off the bag, before making the call, if he has an out call it means he was on the bag. If he knows the runner beat the catch there is no point asking, safe would be the call. Having callled an out call he is saying he is sure that he was on the bag, and if he comes to me as PU then I am going to tell him what I think and it is up to him to change the call, not me. If it was close I tell him I think it was close but real close and if he thinks he was out I advise him to stick to the call. If he was safe by big margin I advise him it is obvious to everybody and if he wants to change his call I stand by him and we take no crap.

Whether ball is dead between innings has been debated.