Substitute R1 never enters game, but it's undiscoverred

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by EsqUmp

The runner who is now R1, who seemingly walked off with no one knowing....

Which runner is out? Jersey number, please, Blue? Or, as said earlier, are we now declaring ghost runners out?

The whole situation is FUBAR, for sure, but you can't just declare a generic runner out.

[EsqUmp]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Which runner is out? Jersey number, please, Blue? Or, as said earlier, are we now declaring ghost runners out?

The whole situation is FUBAR, for sure, but you can't just declare a generic runner out.

Call the unreported sub out for abandoning the base? It's a big mess, but I can't allow runs to score when the inning should be over.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by EsqUmp

Call the unreported sub out for abandoning the base? It's a big mess, but I can't allow runs to score when the inning should be over.

There are lots of ways this could have been prevented, but you can't rule a runner out (the unreported sub) for abandoning her base when she was told to do so by the umpire, not to mention the ball is dead during this.

By the time the DC wised up and said something, it was too late for any remedy. I agree the runs should never have scored, but they did, and it is too late to fix it.