NCAA question
 

NCAA test question:

With two outs and the bases loaded, B7 hits a fly ball that is caught by the right fielder. The pitcher, in his excitement, runs toward his team's dugout on the first base side. The pitcher and the batter-runner collide. The batter-runner touches first base before the throw from the right fielder is caught by F3.

Questions that question begets:

Why is the right fielder making a throw to F3? Why is F3 even paying attention to F9 instead of heading to the dugout? Why can't NCAA test writers come up with scenarios that resemble reality when testing its umpires on a rule?

Perhaps both teams thought there were only 4 outs.

All you need is Harvey Korman saying: "But why am I asking you?"

Do you actually believe NCAA players are all that smart, not to do something like this. I don't.

Maybe the question should have been, Do you know the difference between something and nothing?

A better question would have F9 drop the fly ball, & his throw to F3 beat B1.

I don't get it. I haven't read through my test yet but this looks more like a statement than a question.

It's a play. there are 4 rulings that follow. Choose the best one.

No doubt that was the original scenario, and then a committee got hold of it. ;)

This question is in the preseason guide they gave out at the NCAA meetings. It is on the Arbiter too. I agree it's not a very good question.

What were the 4 options?

The video question with R2 getting picked off at 2nd and getting in a rundown is a real mess. F5 drops the ball while trying to tag R2 who probably doesn't leave the basepath as he avoids the potential tag. I would have nothing, but that isn't really one of the options.

I thought that one was easy (all of the above was my answer). The runner may have been out of the baseline but the fielder never had possession of the ball.

Sorry dash. I hit the wrong button. I didn't change anything in your post.

But if there's no ball, you don't have a baseline violation. So that makes "B" incorrect...I think it's b anyway.

This question has some odd choices, so you might be right.

I think "A" is the best answer of the four options.

I think if you have "nothing" then IMO, A has to be your choice.

That being said, I'm not claiming to be the expert.