Batter goes to 1B in error on

[youngump]

Originally Posted by teebob21

I rule this as batting out of order, brought to your attention by the offensive team (you said the [improper] batter told you that was only 2 pitches).

The proper batter should be brought to the plate with the existing count, which in this case is 4 balls and an awarded 1B. Since she is already on 1B, the following batter should bat with a new count. The (wrong) batter never went to 1B, so can't be appealed by the defense....especially since the offense brought it to your attention first.

You got this right, as far as I can tell. The out-of-order batter cannot be an illegal or unannounced sub, as she is already legally in the game. At most, she was batting out of order, and it seems you applied the right ruling.

I'm not sure where the umpire error fits in here. But as to BOO, if the batter takes ball 4, she can't avoid being called out for BOO by refusing to go to first. If she fails to go to first, she'll be out for that alone. If she does go to first, she's liable to be called out.