I saw something I've not seen before this weekend and wanted to check the rule. Playing 18U USFA rules. Runner on 2nd, 2 outs. Deep fly ball to CF fence. CF juggles the ball, but ultimately controls it for the catch. Runner on 2nd appeared to have left early, so defense appealed by throwing to 2nd (the runner from 2nd had scored). Umpire ruled that runner was free to leave 2nd base as soon as CF started bobbling the ball and did not have to wait to see if the catch was made since the CF failed to control the ball on her first effort.
It turned out to be the decisive run. Can someone clarify it for me? The umpire's explanantion made some sense, I just can't believe I hadn't seen the situation before in all the years I've been watching. It occurred in the 8th game of the day, and by that point I think we just all wanted to go home, so no one questioned it. I'm just curious.
It turned out to be the decisive run. Can someone clarify it for me? The umpire's explanantion made some sense, I just can't believe I hadn't seen the situation before in all the years I've been watching. It occurred in the 8th game of the day, and by that point I think we just all wanted to go home, so no one questioned it. I'm just curious.