Batter hit after swing

[rwest]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Last year at the Hooters, in his clinic, Bernie went over a few rules including the old standard about a runner leaving 1B early and being between 2B & 3B when the outfielder releases the ball which goes out of play and the bases awarded. Out of the 15 Elite umpires, only one got it right. Even after reviewing the different possible answers, only one stood on the initial correct response. Happy to say, that umpire frequents this board daily.

This seems simple to me. Am I missing something obvious? You award the runner home on the overthrow, but the runner must complete his baserunning responsibilities by returning to touch 1b, and touching second both on his way back and on his way to third and home.

This brings up a few questions.

Do you wait a few seconds to see if the runner returns to 1st before awarding home? If so, isn't that giving away something? Or do you just award the runner the 2 bases and watch to see if he returns?

Also, once a runner has advanced to the next awarded base, they can not return to touch a missed base or a base left too soon. So what if they do return even when by rule they can't? Do you say anything or just remain quiet? Since they are not allowed to return, the appeal is still on. I believe if I say something that would be giving the defense an advantage.