ASA 2011 Rule Book Question

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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

In my opinion, the pitcher is excluded in determining whether it has already passed an infielder. The likelihood that the pitcher would ever be the nearest fielder is extremely small, but to be consistent with the other rules regarding a runner hit by an untouched batted ball, the pitcher should not be taken into consideration when judging whether a batted ball has passed an infielder.

I could be wrong. Any other thoughts?

You are right as it pertainS to out or safe when contacted off the base. The ball passing the infielder, however, has no bearing on a R being hit by a batted ball while in contact with the base. And the question as whether the ball was live or dead is not only answered in RS #44, but also in the OP. And in the SP game, it is quite possible the pitcher would be the closest defender to that base.