Runner hit by batted, deflected ball

[Homer]

Originally posted by Bluefoot

Or was the play supposed to be a live ball and play should have continued without me stopping the play? If that's the case, was my correction of the situation the proper one?

Thanks in advance.

Ball should have remained live and play should have continued - assuming the runner didn't intentionally touch the ball.

But, as you called the out and stopped the play, you've got to undo things as best you can in your best judgment. You need to figure out, as best you can, how things would have ended up had you not erroneously stopped play. If, in your judgment, the runner would have ended up on third, you should have given him third and not returned him to second.

That he was not forced is not a consideration.