What's the final score?

[bluezebra]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

8-5 in all rulesets.

Here's your out though. Even though a game is over when the winning run scores, you MUST let the individual play complete. You don't know, at the moment the apparent 6th run scores, that said runner did not miss a base elsewhere, seen by another umpire and not you, which will end up getting appealled. You don't stop motion on a play like this win the apparent winning run scores. After all 3 score and it is apparent there will be no appeal, the game is then over. At that point, 8 runs will have crossed the plate... thus 8-5.

Softball Canada says the game is over when the winning run scores. You may let all the runners touch home plate, but the score is still 6-5. Or are one of those umpires who makes his own rules?

Bob