Over Throw Rule ASA

[hahnhdwe]

I started umping ASA about 18 years ago on a field with no out of play fences. This reqiured knowng the ball out of play rule as it would happen many times a game. I even remeber writing to Merle Butler for a ruling on the runner not tagging at 1B on this play. It still amazes me when I have a player that says 1+1 becuase I have never read that in the ASA book(maybe it was that way prior to my starting). It seems from your comments that the USSSA book even says two base but does not specify if direction runner is heading makes a diff. I still can't believe how many players cannot understand this rule. I always tell them if you think two bases from the last base touched instead of 1+1 it is not that confusing.