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Old Tue May 17, 2011, 07:12am
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Is it a hit or not?

first and second are occupied and the batter hits what appears to be a single to left field, but the runner on second base is forced out at third. Does the batter get credited with a hit or a fielder's choice?
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Old Tue May 17, 2011, 07:18am
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No offense, but we're umpires, not scorekeepers. Our only concern has to do with who's safe and who's out.
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Old Tue May 17, 2011, 07:23am
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first and second are occupied and the batter hits what appears to be a single to left field, but the runner on second base is forced out at third. Does the batter get credited with a hit or a fielder's choice?
You sorta answered your own question when you said force out. It doesn't matter if the play went 6-5 or 7-5. Still a force out and a FC for the batter.
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Old Tue May 17, 2011, 07:27am
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Speaking NFHS, it is a fielder's choice, and the batter is not credited with the hit. 9-3-2a & c.

Some of us want to learn the entire rules book, not just the parts pertaining to balls, strikes, and outs, and that includes the scoring and record keeping rules.
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Old Tue May 17, 2011, 10:48am
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first and second are occupied and the batter hits what appears to be a single to left field, but the runner on second base is forced out at third. Does the batter get credited with a hit or a fielder's choice?
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