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I am going to guess three outs in this sit. By tagging the base at first get the BR, the fielder held the ball while contacting the bag that is also contacting the runner on first; electricity gets you the third out.
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Keep in mind it was a slow-pitch game, not fast pitch, and the ruling is not a written interp.
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That's just plain horsepoopery! So how does the defense ever turn a double play?
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You're right, it was slow-pitch, and it wasn't a written interp, but still a verbal interp from the national umpire staff at U-trip carries the same weight as a written interp. |
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Of course, in U-trip, arriving at first base with the bat in hand would be an automatic out, so either way the batter-runner is screwed!
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Ah yes... I can hear him barking it now.
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No, apparently the rulebook (which I don't have with me here at work) backs him up. I didn't have a chance to look it up yet. Hopefully I'll have a chance tonight since I don't have games.
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Here's the definition of a "force out" from the USSSA rule book:
FORCE OUT refers to when a Runner is tagged by a Fielder with the ball (while on or off a Base) or a Fielder holds the ball on the Base to which a Runner is forced to advance before the Runner can reach that Base and before any succeeding Runner is put out. Here is their actual rule: Base Runners Are Out Under The Following Circumstances: (8-5-N) When, on a force out, a Fielder tags him with the ball (while on or off a base) or holds the ball on the base to which the Base Runner is forced to advance before the Base Runner can reach the base. I don't see how you could interpret this any differently than every single other baseball of softball organization does. Link to USSSA on-line rule book: USSSA Slow Pitch Rule Book Maybe when they called the "home office" the janitor answered the phone... Last edited by BretMan; Mon May 04, 2009 at 03:38pm. |
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That's the only thing I can figure out. There is no way the national UIC passed down a ruling that exempted the rules.
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And suddenly, I feel even better about making the switch from U-Trip back to ASA.
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