Baserunning question - little league

[Manny A]

Just to add, OBR (from which LL rules are derived practically verbatim) says the following under rule 7.09(e):

"[A runner commits interference when] Any batter or runner who has just been put out, or any runner who has just scored, hinders or impedes any following play being made on a runner. Such runner shall be declared out for the interference of his teammate;
Rule 7.09(e) Comment: If the batter or a runner continues to advance after he has been put out, he shall not by that act alone be considered as confusing, hindering or impeding the fielders."

So, just because R2 continued to run after scoring here, that, in and of itself, is not interference, per the Comment. He had to have hindered the defense while they made a play on R1 or the BR, which is not what it sounds like happened here. The defense should know that once R2 scores, he is no longer a runner, and they should ignore him.

It's no different than when a batter takes off for first base on an uncaught third strike, but he can't run there since first is occupied with less than two outs. If the catcher makes a play on him, and that allows another runner to advance, shame on the catcher.

[recoachtn]

Sorry for the confusion.

Throwing error to third base allowed the first runner to score. Ball was thrown home in attempt to get that runner out. Catcher then threw ball back to third when same runner headed back towards third. Second runner now standing on third. Catcher threw wide to avoid retreating runner, third baseman did not see ball coming back with one runner on bag and another coming towards him. Wide throw ends up in shallow left allowing runner two to score, passing runner one now heading back to third.

[bob jenkins]

Then, as has been mentioned, both runs score.

[RPatrino]

You have to take the action in sequential steps, as Ozzie delineated. Sometimes you have to ignore things that have no bearing on the play, in order to make the proper rulings.

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Dmc......