Is it a hit or not?

timo041966 · #1 (**permalink**) Tue May 17, 2011, 07:12am

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?

NCASAUmp · #2 (**permalink**) Tue May 17, 2011, 07:18am

No offense, but we're umpires, not scorekeepers. Our only concern has to do with who's safe and who's out.

Tru_in_Blu · #3 (**permalink**) Tue May 17, 2011, 07:23am

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Originally Posted by timo041966

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.

TwoBits · #4 (**permalink**) Tue May 17, 2011, 07:27am

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.

Dakota · #5 (**permalink**) Tue May 17, 2011, 10:48am

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Originally Posted by timo041966

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?