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Fri Jul 19, 2013, 06:59am
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ASA 8-1-E-3 vs. 8-1-E-4
Can someone please explain to me the difference between the two subject rules? They both deal with a fair batted ball hitting an umpire or runner. For those who don't have a book handy, they read:
3. Before passing a fielder without being touched. EFFECT: The ball is dead. 4. Before passing a fielder, excluding the pitcher and contacts a runner who is off the base. EFFECT: Dead ball, the runner is out. The batter-runner is awarded first base and runners advance one base if forced. It almost sounds as if 4. is a rewrite of 3. to provide more clarification, and 3. was inadvertently left in the book. Or is there a reason why they're both in the book that I'm not seeing? 
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