Situation R2 1 out.
Routine grounder to SS. Easy play at first would get Batter but she decides do try and get runner who had gotten off 2nd too far. Throws and runner is safe.
Easy scoring FC on batter. Next batter K's for 2 outs.
The next batter hits a triple 2 runs score. Are they earned or unearned. I'm pretty sure they are still earned but the argument could be made that they would have been out of the inning had they just thrown the player out at first.
Routine grounder to SS. Easy play at first would get Batter but she decides do try and get runner who had gotten off 2nd too far. Throws and runner is safe.
Easy scoring FC on batter. Next batter K's for 2 outs.
The next batter hits a triple 2 runs score. Are they earned or unearned. I'm pretty sure they are still earned but the argument could be made that they would have been out of the inning had they just thrown the player out at first.