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Nov 22, 2010
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Somewhere in Malaysia
Hi;

I'm from Malaysia and we are using ISF rules for our games. Last week my team had a primary school state level game. One of my player was at the first base. He stepped on the orange base instead of the white. After the pitch had been made by the pitcher, the runner on first base (who stepped on the orange portion) ran to the second base. The umpire called the runner out because he stepped on the orange portion and not the white one. Was it the right call? As what I was understood that the both orange ang the white one is considered as one base.

Please help. Thanks.

(Sorry for bad English)
 
Jun 22, 2008
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From reading through ISF rules, they have different requirements than all the other rule sets with regard to the double first base. ISF rules require the runner to primarily use only the white portion once the batter/runner has reached 1st base. But, I do not see where it is an automatic out for the umpire to call, a play must actually be made on the runner while off the white portion of the base.
 
Mar 15, 2014
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I do not know about I.S.F., but at a recent umpire's clinic we were told that now the entire base is treated as one base.
We were being taught via HS Fed, so I am not sure if it applies to ASA or other rule sets.
However--in your situation it makes no difference--the umpire should have not called her out.

(Sorry for bad English)


Take it from a guy who spends a lot of time in Brooklyn--your English is fine!!
 
Oct 3, 2011
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Right Here For Now
From reading through ISF rules, they have different requirements than all the other rule sets with regard to the double first base. ISF rules require the runner to primarily use only the white portion once the batter/runner has reached 1st base. But, I do not see where it is an automatic out for the umpire to call, a play must actually be made on the runner while off the white portion of the base.

Comp, when the BR left from the wrong portion of the base under this rule set, couldn't this be considered leaving early? I understand it may be a technicality type of situation but I'm curious.
 
Jun 22, 2008
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If the runner was standing on the orange base it should have been a look back violation long before the pitch was released.
 
Jan 13, 2015
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i think the call was late, since the runner was already stepping on the orange base/foul portion of the base when the delivery of the pitch was made.it should have been called an early start..
 

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