Runner on base hit with batted ball

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Originally Posted by drh898

Bases loaded, batter hits fair gourndball down 3rd base line that hits runner standing on 3rd base.

1) Is runner out because runner loses protection of the base since runner is forced to move

2) Is runner safe because no matter what as long as runner is on the base the runner cannot be called out when hit by a batted ball

3) Is the ball dead upon hitting runner and, if so, what happens next?

I thought there was a thread about his exact issue not too long ago, but maybe it was on another board.

If the runner did not intentionally mean to get hit (like stick his leg out and intentionally deflect the ball), then it's a dead ball situation, B/R is given/awarded 1B, and any runners forced are forced up a base.