Bone Head Call

[CelticNHBlue]

Don't kick yourself too hard. I almost made this mistake earlier this year. I called, "Infield Fly" when I realized the situation. However, I could at least back out of it by explaining that I was just declaring the play at hand, after all, it was a flyball in the infield.

IMO, the only way you can put someone on base here is if you verbally declared them out and you feel that they stopped running because you did so. In that case, you have put that player in jeopardy to be put out and would have to award a base, in this case the BR to first. Anything less, either in your call, or in the reaction of the players to your call, I have to let the play stand because you did not impact their actions.