ASA Directive question

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Why would R2 be out?.

Because she's not on the base she's entitled to occupy since R1 wasn't forced to vacate the base.

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

She's in contact with the base while the ball is in the circle and there is no rule forbidding two runners to be in contact with the same base simultaneously.

I know this is one of your favorite rules in the rule book, but maybe there should be an amendment to the rule.

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Actually, trying to correct the situation by returning to 1st base while the ball is in the circle would be a LBR violation.

I think that calling the runner out for the LBR violation would be a great teaching moment. You're not going to see this at older levels and making it a teachable moment at younger levels would be beneficial in the long run.

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

It is not a directive, it is a rule. It has been covered in the UIC clinic and I believe at some point it was included on a Rules Clarification from KR.

When this occurs and it is apparent no one is going to move, the umpire is to suspend play and return the runner to 1st base.

So, ASA's fallback for everyone that doesn't understand how to run the bases or get an out when we have two runners occupy a base is to have a do over?