Ruling

IRISHMAFIA · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 24, 2004, 12:02pm

[QUOTE]Originally posted by WinterWillie

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Originally posted by Dakota

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B1 at bat with a 0-2 count.
B1 hits a foul ball, but thinking it was fair, advances to first.
PU signals FOUL BALL, but either doesn't verbalize it or is not very loud, and turns to clean the plate.
B2 comes to the plate thinking it was a fair ball, too.
PU doesn't notice B2 is at the plate, and signals for the pitch.
Called strike. PU signals / calls STRIKE THREE, thinking B1 is still at the plate.

Yes, that is the correct scenario. The rules applying here are NFHS. The (ASA) state interpreter's ruling as regards to NFHS, was that by allowing the next pitch, everything that happened was locked in and that you have B1 at first, with B2
at 0-1 at the plate.

Speaking ASA

That may happen in Fed, but I cannot see it happening in ASA. I certainly am not going to put myself in a position of explaining to anyone how a BR reached 1B safely on a foul ball.

Obviously, an umpire crew should catch this, so this scenario should never occur.

I tend to agree with the BOO call. After all, for as much as you know, the offense did this intentionally while trying to pull a fast one on the umpire and opponent. This should be especially true if the umpire does their job and gives the count prior to restarting play, the the batter doesn't question it.

There are rules which can be used to render different resolutions. How do you announce "play" after a foul ball if the batter is not in the box? Nothing can happen, right?

OTOH, if the batter is not in the box within 10 seconds, the ball is dead and the umpire calls a strike.

There are probably a few others.