Let the players decide....

[Andy]

How many times have we all heard that?

Saturday, NCAA DII game, I am 1BU, R1 on first, two outs.

B1 hits a hard grounder past F3, F4 has no chance to get to the ball, ball hits R1 as she is running to second.

Play happened right in front of me, I do nothing, since I don't have anything...

R1 stops running, mumbles something, and starts heading for the dugout, defense runs off the field to their dugout.

I look at my 3BU, he is shaking his head no, I didn't kill it, he says, I think (PU) did. I look down to the plate area and the coach is talking to my partner, so I make a mental note to ask him about it later. An inning later, I ask him and he says...I didn't kill it....

Technically, the third out of the inning was R1 abandoning the bases....

Works for me.....

[KJUmp]

Works for me too.

My only other thought is, would have utilizing the "That's Nothing/No Infraction"
"Safe" signal & verbal mechanic that's outlined in the Manual have changed the runner's action after being hit by the batted ball?

[azbigdawg]

Originally Posted by Andy

How many times have we all heard that?

Saturday, NCAA DII game, I am 1BU, R1 on first, two outs.

B1 hits a hard grounder past F3, F4 has no chance to get to the ball, ball hits R1 as she is running to second.

Play happened right in front of me, I do nothing, since I don't have anything...

R1 stops running, mumbles something, and starts heading for the dugout, defense runs off the field to their dugout.

I look at my 3BU, he is shaking his head no, I didn't kill it, he says, I think (PU) did. I look down to the plate area and the coach is talking to my partner, so I make a mental note to ask him about it later. An inning later, I ask him and he says...I didn't kill it....

Technically, the third out of the inning was R1 abandoning the bases....

Works for me.....

sweet........

[cteben]

emily alexander would agree.

Originally Posted by KJUmp

Works for me too.

My only other thought is, would have utilizing the "That's Nothing/No Infraction"
"Safe" signal & verbal mechanic that's outlined in the Manual have changed the runner's action after being hit by the batted ball?

[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by cteben

emily alexander would agree.

Great stuff...all of them. Too bad the "that's nothing" was so short.
Thanks for the link.

[Andy]

That was part of our post game discussion...that the use of the "Safe - that's nothing"! signal may have made a difference....

Since I do so many more HS and ASA games during the year than college games, I often find myself a beat slow on using that and the Safe signal on a dropped third strike in a college game. It's something I'm working on....

FWIW...my PU partner told me that he saw the play the same way I did and gave a safe signal, but I am reasonably sure that nobody was paying attention to him as the play was happening out around first base.