Question for the experts!

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Redraider

I coached a 10U game tonight and the following happened: (and I'm sorry it's not in the official umpire lingo!)

2 outs, bases loaded, batter hits to pitcher who throws it to 1st base. 1st baseman drops the throw, but picks it up and the batter is out. In the meantime, the runner on third scores. The team at bat claims that the run scores, because the initial play to first was not clean.

Our umpire was a kid and he had no idea what the ruling was. It was no big deal, because it wasn't a close game and it was in the last inning. But, I'm just curious if the run counts or not.

Hope I explained this clearly. Thank you!!

LOL thats a good one. Ya gotta be quick to think up stuff like that on the fly.

[Redraider]

Thank you!

My first thought was what Ed said...but it was one of those things that was just goofy enough that it might be correct! And, the opposing coach was very certain of himself! Ooops, buddy...

RR

[Bluefoot]

What if B4 passed 1B, but did not touch 1B? Then before B4 returns to 1B, F3 tags B4 for the live ball appeal, and B4 is called out. If R1 touched home plate before the appeal on B4 was made, does R1's run count?

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Bluefoot

What if B4 passed 1B, but did not touch 1B? Then before B4 returns to 1B, F3 tags B4 for the live ball appeal, and B4 is called out. If R1 touched home plate before the appeal on B4 was made, does R1's run count?

Not if the out on the BR (B4) was the third out.

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by Bluefoot

What if B4 passed 1B, but did not touch 1B? Then before B4 returns to 1B, F3 tags B4 for the live ball appeal, and B4 is called out. If R1 touched home plate before the appeal on B4 was made, does R1's run count?

ASA POE 1-J

Force Out. If an appeal is honored at a base to which a runner was forced to advance and the out is a force out, no runs would score if it was the third out.