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[BretMan]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Does that mean an award of only 2nd if the runner is heading back to 1st in an OP type situation??

For USSSA, it's an award of second base no matter which way the runner is heading.

That is, no matter which way the runner is heading, the base award is (one) the base that was left too soon on the catch, then (two) the next advanced base. The runner's direction when the ball was thrown or went out of play is irrelevant.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by BretMan

For USSSA, it's an award of second base no matter which way the runner is heading.

That is, no matter which way the runner is heading, the base award is (one) the base that was left too soon on the catch, then (two) the next advanced base. The runner's direction when the ball was thrown or went out of play is irrelevant.

Please keep saying slow pitch for this, USSSA Fast Pitch is like the normal world, two from wherever the runner at the TOT.

[BuggBob]

This happened to me once. On Monday night wearing a red shirt (USSSA Slow pitch) trying to double off a runner who had left too early ball goes out of play, I put the runner at second. Offensive coach goes nuts, a lot too nuts and gets to watch the rest of the game from the parking lot. On Friday the same team but with me in a blue shirt (ASA Slow pitch) the near exact thing happens, but this time the team is on defense, I put the runner on third. Same coach goes nuts telling me that the guy from Monday told him the runner only gets second. I remind him that was me and the ruling was correct for Monday, but incorrect for Friday. While his behavior was better, he never understood that the difference wasn’t days of the week but governing bodies. He protested the ASA game to USSSA (protest denied, thanks for the $25).

[BretMan]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Please keep saying slow pitch for this, USSSA Fast Pitch is like the normal world, two from wherever the runner at the TOT.

Well, every post up to mine stated that this was the case for slow pitch, and the part from your post I quoted was specially about slow pitch, so it seemed kind of redundant to say it again.

But if it will make you happy...slow pitch, slow pitch, slow pitch!