Newbie to umping softball.

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Originally Posted by Jerry Blum

Here is a question I have that I might run into:

Ball going out of play. If I recall correctly from playing slowpitch on a ball hit to an infielder and over thrown to 1B that goes out of play all baserunners including batter get base they are going to plus one, correct?

Are there any other situations that would be different?

That's not the case for ASA. Forget about where they're going to. It's now two bases from the time of the throw. Take the following example: You have a very fast runner on 1B (designate him as R1), and the SS is playing very deep. Grounder is hit to the SS, who bobbles it while fielding it. R1 rounds 2B, sees the SS with the ball, and heads back to 2B. Then, the SS throws to 1B in an attempt to retire the batter-runner (known as BR in our lexicon). However, the throw sails over the fence.

R1 should be awarded home, as he had already advanced to 2B when the throw was released. It does not matter that he was heading back to 2B, as he had already legally advanced to 2B. The BR is awarded 2B.