"Abandonment"

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

As I noted on eteamz, I don't think you can apply standard softball rules to a situation dictated by local rules to which they are contrary.

As it comes to the manner of your thought process, which part are you questioning?

I wouldn't consider the run scored; no run can score when the third out is made by the failure of any runner to safely advance to the next base. On appeal, the third out was a force out, so the run is taken off the board. That is how similar run rules are applied here locally; all forced runners must safely advance.

My question, as reflected in the title of this thread, is to the application of a missed base, which must be appealed, versus abandonment when a runner doesn't reach a base. My position is that when a batter stops running without reaching a base, the runner didn't abandon the base, the runner ended the attempt. How do you interpret that?