Mechanics Question

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Originally Posted by Chess Ref

Doing a 12 U tourney game today.

I"m BU. Player hits shot down RF line , I hook inside and as batter runner is going around 1B the F3 backs into her. The pretty typical "I'm 12 and don't know what I'm doing move.". The BR gets splathered and I give the DDB signal and verbalize OBS. BR gets up and goes back to 1B. RF nows throws the ball into 2B....AT this point I call "Dead BAll" . I announce the BR is awarded 2B. And we go on.

Partner believes I should have waited to announce award till after ball is in the pitching circle. His thinking was the F4 could have throw the ball away and the player may have been able to advance to 3b etc. At the time I killed the play nothing was going on but does he have a point ?
I tried, a little anyway, to find something in the book about waiting till play was over but couldn't find anything...

What say you ?

ASA RS #14

...the ball remains live until the conclusion of play.

If, in you judgment, all play is finish, you kill the ball. Yes, there could be an overthrow and a 747 could drop on the field and there will not be anything "delayed" about the dead part.

That does not mean that if F4 immediately turns and throws the ball, you should kill it. It means if F4 catches the ball and makes no immediate move to make a play, take the opportunity to kill the ball, rule on the OBS and move on with the game.