Help on rules interpretation

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Fed2You

In the OP, is the runner trying to get back to the bag because he didn't tag up, thus making it a force out?

Because on a play which requires the runner to be tagged, touching a runner with the glove and the ball in the other hand does not lead to an out. The ball must be in the glove if the glove is used to tag him.

From NFHS Rules By Topic (pg 85) "The tag must include the ball. If the ball isn't in the glove, the glove touching the runner has no effect."

There's a difference between "tagging a base" and "taggin a runner". For the appeal play, see 8-2-6.b

In OBR, you can go to 2.0-Tag. THe concpts are the same in all codes.

And, while the "force out" wording might not matter in this specific play, it can have some pretty significant differences in other plays -- that's why the focus on the responses here. See for example, 8-2-6.h