How would you rule?

[mick]

Originally posted by mcrowder
What if catcher was not in the basepath, and simply tagged her from the side a few feet up the line. Different answer?

mcrowder,
I guess I would judge the moment... "for the good of the game".

...And that guess would probably be to tell the timid sub to touch the plate before she got too far away.

Several years ago, I woulda called her out for abandonment, but life's too short (and some games are too long).
mick