"Last Time By" in Softball

[IRISHMAFIA]

Look at it this way. When the BR misses 1B, any appeal of that must be a live ball appeal prior to the runner returning to 1B. Why, one asks? As stated by more than one clinicians (NUS), because how can you appeal a runner missing a base upon which s/he is standing?

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Look at it this way. When the BR misses 1B, any appeal of that must be a live ball appeal prior to the runner returning to 1B. Why, one asks? As stated by more than one clinicians (NUS), because how can you appeal a runner missing a base upon which s/he is standing?

So, you are saying the appeal answer is no/safe; touching 2nd on the way to 3rd removes the miss; even though the runner touched 1st on the return.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

So, you are saying the appeal answer is no/safe; touching 2nd on the way to 3rd removes the miss; even though the runner touched 1st on the return.

I'm having a hard time tracking what you're asking here. But if you're talking that the batter-runner:

- legally touched first and continued
- legally touched second and continued, but then turned around
- missed second and continued
- legally touched first and turned around
- legally touched second and continued
- finally arrived to third base

I don't think any of that fixes her initial miss of second base while returning to first. What would have fixed her miss is the following:

- legally touched first and continued
- legally touched second and continued, but then turned around
- missed second and continued
- legally touched first and turned around
- legally touched second and returned
- legally touched first and turned around again
- legally touched second and continued
- finally arrived to third base

Bottom line: Don't miss any bases!

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Manny A

I'm having a hard time tracking what you're asking here.

Just trying to clarify what Irish said.