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As others have noted, ASA awards bases from the runner's position at the time of the release of the throw or, in the case of the OP, the time the fielder entered DBT, regardless of any obligation to retouch a base left too soon.
NCAA softball is different; it follows OBR. The award in the OP would be 3B, but once the runner returns to retag 1B, the award is changed to 2B. (There is long and complicated justification for this; ASA simplifies things.) Overthrows are treated similarly: if a runner who has left 1B too soon is between 2B and 3B when the fielder releases a throw that goes into DBT, the award is home, but if the runner returns to retouch 1B, the award is changed to 3B. Don't know about Fed. These codes differ on what they consider to be the "last base legally touched," just as they differ on what constitutes the runner "closest to home."
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jimpiano, what award would you make on the following plays?:
1. Abel hits a ball off the RF fence. He misses 1B, touches 2B, and is on his way to 3B when F9 releases the throw toward 3B. Abel slides into 3B safely, and the ball gets away and goes into the dugout. 2. Abel on 1B with no outs. Baker hits a long drive to right center. Everyone in the park watches F8 make a spectacular diving catch at the fence, while you notice not only the catch but also the fact that Abel left 1B a half step too soon. Abel is around 2B and on his way to 3B when F4, who took F8's throw, releases his throw to 3B. Abel slides into 3B safely, and the ball gets away and goes into the dugout.
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Using the rule I posted, define "legally touched". Should I read it to you slowly?
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It is about a fielder going into dead ball territory while making a legal catch. If you want to start a separate conversation about different circumstances you certainly are free to do so. |
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The runner in the original post, by rule, is awarded second base. |
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One base from the last base touched when the ball enters DBT. As noted, that would be 2B since in ASA softball, rule 8.3.B specifically states that a base passed is a base touched. Therefore, in accordance with 8.5.J and RS 27, the runner in the OP would be awarded 3B. BTW, there are also Casebook plays which support this ruling. Edited for an easier read. Last edited by IRISHMAFIA; Mon Jul 30, 2007 at 10:06pm. |
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Do you get the meaning of the OP?
Yes. It's not very difficult. And the answer for ASA is 3B. I posed the other plays because they both involve a principle you say you understand: the proper base award to a runner who has proceeded at least one base past either a missed a base or a base left too soon. The two situations I posed are hardly difficult. How would you rule on them?
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jimpiano, you do realize that if you award 2B, you're tipping your hand to the defense that the runner didn't tag up at 1B, right?
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The last legally touched base was first, regardless of whether the runner retags. Second base. By rule. |
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Mike and Mike (and just about everyone else) are correct in this matter. 3B, the whole way. If the runner doesn't retouch 2B, tag up on 1B, then advance to 3B (after touching 2B again), the defense may appeal.
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