NFHS Double base

[DaveASA/FED]

Originally Posted by Tex

I will stay with what the NFHS rule book states and from the many NFHS clinics that I have attended, where the double-base has been discussed.

The ball must be established in foul territory before the defensive person can used the colored portion (foul side) of the double base without an appeal.

Note NFHS rule book 9-10-2 (a, b, and c).
a) ... from the foul side of the base.
b) ... off the base into foul ground.
c) ... when the throw is coming from the foul side of first base.

I think you meant 8-10-2, and I think the issue is splitting hairs, or reading more than is there in the rule. Where does the rule book state that "The ball must be established in foul territory before the defensive person can use the colored portion...."???? If we are going to stick with the rule book then let's do that....the way I see the book reading is:

I think b is the main point that this OP is dealing with so....

b. On an errant throw pulling the defense off the base into foul ground.

So how far into foul ground do they have to be pulled? The rule doesn't state a distance, some people want to add one themselves, but by rule, if they have a high throw (IMO that is an errant throw) that they jump up to get and in jumping they move backward and land on the contrasting portion of the base, which is in foul ground then haven't they done what this section says they can do and be entitled to use the contrasting portion to get an out?? There was an errant throw (any throw that is high enough they have to jump for it, isn't where it is supposed to be thus is errant), if they jump up they have been pulled off the base, and they land in foul ground. Seems like all the items in b are covered, I'd call an out if they did all this prior to the batter-runner touching 1st base!!!