Sliding into first with a double bag?

[UmpireErnie]

Originally Posted by Quinleygirl

The runner never got up and it stirred up controversy when it got questioned immediately after the play. All the umpire kept saying was she has the right to slide. I agrees but what bag should she had slid into?

What exactly was questioned? If they were only questioning the fact that the BR slid then the umpire gave the correct answer. She does have the right to slide although I question whether or not it gets the BR to the bag quicker than simply running thru the bag.

If the defense while on the base appeals that the runner has only touched the white bag or more importantly missed the colored bag
it would be a proper live ball appeal and the BR would be out.

If the BR touches the colored bag or if a pitch is thrown or a play attempted (etc.) before a proper appeal is made it is too late and there is no penalty for sliding into the wrong bag.

(Edited Fri 05/17/2013)Whoops! The red text above is wrong as you will see if you read the rest of the thread. If the runner slides into the white, and never passes 1B, and does not interfere with the defensive player taking a throw at 1B, you have nothing and the offense has no time available to appeal the BR not hitting the colored portion.