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Speaking USSSA FP, delayed dead ball, in the event the batter put the ball in play. If all runners advance one base safely, then you remove the penalty for CO. However, in the scenario presented, immediately rule CO and award the batter first base. All other runners advance only if forced to, which in this case they are. As soon as runner from third touches the plate, you have a complete ballgame, home team wins.
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Plate ump (new, but not bad) called strike three. Third base coach very politely suggested it may be CO. Defensive coach argued passionately that "she had already caught the ball".
Base ump called a conference and told the plate ump "if you would have called a strike, then it's CO" Game over. |
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The only things relevant in this case are "making an attempt to strike the ball" "hits the catcher's mitt (with her bat)". And of course the conditional enforcement explained by Scott. Probably the same in all books.
Not the inning, not the score, not the count, not the ball/strike call, etc.
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But, your point is good... sometimes we (and more often, coaches) tend to get sidetracked by red herring issues, such as the argument made by the coach that the batter struck the mitt after the catcher had caught the ball. Doesn't matter, as long as the batter was attempting to strike the ball. In the end, the correct result happened, but it seemed neither umpire completely understood the CO rule.
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![]() I'm usually more interested in the full rule and concept than the specific case, which is why I threw in the conditional enforcement. IOW, know the rule and see the rules picture, as these umpires did not. Also, just call what happens and let the results follow, w/o worrying about the game situation.
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