Angry Coach

[DeputyUICHousto]

Girls 14U FP

Bottom of 7, scored tied. Runner on 3rd base with two outs. 0-2 count on batter. Pitcher throws her strikeout pitch in the dirt and it gets by the catcher. Ball rolls through a hole in the backstop. What do you rule?

[cpa]

Dead ball -- BR is awarded first base (if pitch is a strike -- called or swinging), runner on third is awarded home. Unless bases not touched (and a proper appeal) then game over.

[wadeintothem]

.. .while simulataneously collecting my stuff. Its Gatorade time! Bye bye angry coach.. dont care...

[SRW]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

.. .while simulataneously collecting my stuff. Its Gatorade time! Bye bye angry coach.. dont care...

I have finally figured it out.

You drink Gatorade after a game, and not beer.

This explains a lot about you.

[Dholloway1962]

I agree with above......but this question sounds too easy. Wonder what I'm missing or is he trying to make it so easy it gets confusing

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Dholloway1962

I agree with above......but this question sounds too easy. Wonder what I'm missing or is he trying to make it so easy it gets confusing

Well youre probably not from Texas.

[Dakota]

Doesn't matter what the pitch was (ball or strike - except as it might pertain to a possible appeal at 1B), it is a pitched ball out of play. R1 awarded home and the game is over.

What was the angry coach angry about?

[wadeintothem]

AND if you think there is any chance at an appeal.. stand by homeplate using "touch the friggin home plate" body language.

Dont leave this one to chance.

[JefferMC]

Originally Posted by Dakota

What was the angry coach angry about?

Maybe his catcher's inability to prevent a passed ball?
Perhaps the groundskeeper's inability to prevent holes under the backstop?

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Doesn't matter what the pitch was (ball or strike - except as it might pertain to a possible appeal at 1B), it is a pitched ball out of play. R1 awarded home and the game is over.

What was the angry coach angry about?

Perhaps his missed opportunity of not attending the game.

[Rysh33]

Out of play, dead ball. Runner on 3rd is awarded home, game over.

[canump]

Originally Posted by DeputyUICHousto

Girls 14U FP

Bottom of 7, scored tied. Runner on 3rd base with two outs. 0-2 count on batter. Pitcher throws her strikeout pitch in the dirt and it gets by the catcher. Ball rolls through a hole in the backstop. What do you rule?

just for the sake of it, what was the call, if there was one.

[FullCount]

Most fastpitch scorekeepers are generally pointed to the NFCA/ATEC rules for fastpitch scoring. Using that as a reference, rather than OBR, the situation described would be a WP per 'a' below:

"1. A wild pitch is charged to the pitcher when the pitcher throws so high, wide or low that the catcher can not handle the ball with ordinary effort and at least one runner advances.
a - Any pitch in the dirt which advances a runner is deemed wild.
b - Only one wild pitch is scored regardless of the number of runners
who advance or the number of bases advanced.
c - A third strike that is not handled by the catcher because it was
wild, where the batter makes first base safely, is charged to the
pitcher as a strikeout and also as a wild pitch (KWP).
d - No wild pitch is scored if a runner was stealing on the release

[JefferMC]

Originally Posted by FullCount

Most fastpitch scorekeepers are generally pointed to the NFCA/ATEC rules for fastpitch scoring. Using that as a reference, rather than OBR, the situation described would be a WP per 'a' below:

Absolutely true that we should use softball scoring rules. Youngump had made reference to baseball scoring, which was the only reason I mentioned OBR.