Interesting End to Game

[bob jenkins]

Once the runner left the area of the plate the umpire should have left the field, unless stopped. Do not just stand there waiting for someone to do something. Treat it just as you would have if the runner had touched the plate.

The runner is assumed to have touched the plate, so he can never be out for abandonment.

Once the runner starts returning, the defense can't make a dead-ball appeal (in this situation).