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Old Wed Oct 09, 2019, 02:08pm
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I know it’s been that way for years. I was just making sure it hadn’t changed since the last time I worked ASA. I think what bugged me is the umpire stated “only one base on an overthrow” when I asked why the runner wasn’t being awarded third. I thought to myself there is no award for an overthrow, but a ball thrown out of play is always a 2 base award.
"One base on an overthrow" is a sandlot rule. I've never seen that phrase written in any real baseball or softball rule book. Maybe it existed when they played games without helmets and only in the daytime.
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Old Wed Oct 09, 2019, 08:13pm
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Maybe it existed when they played games without helmets and only in the daytime.
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Old Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:13am
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As an aside, R1 still needs to tag up at 1B during the dead ball before advancing on the base award, or he is at liability to be called out on appeal.
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Old Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:04am
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Is this considered the second play by an infielder? In baseball it would be the first play.
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Old Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:32am
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Is this considered the second play by an infielder? In baseball it would be the first play.
That's not a rule in softball.
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