So, this past weekend a fly ball was hit behind pitcher and in front of short stop. It was maybe a foot or two in front of the base line. My kid was playing short and ran like she was going to field it then stopped.
When the game was over, I asked what happened and she stated she didn't want to run into the runner because she was "right there". She knew the ball was hers but she didn't want the runner to be called safe and no play being made. She ended up making the play at second for the last out of that inning but the runner at second ended up being safe at home because of the dropped ball.
I told her to ask the coach but I was pretty sure she would've been okay if she had bumped the runner trying to make a play. If anything, the call would be left to the discretion of the umpire and the out still may have been an out had she caught it even if she bumped the girl and no run would've been scored.
Anyways, her coach advised her that she should try to make the play regardless of if she bumps into the base runner. That a lot of the times, the umpire will be on her side when it comes down to it. I'm not sure he understood what she was asking cause she's 11 and can be a bit wordy and from what I could tell it seemed like she was asking about a line drive and not a pop-up. Also, I really only caught the tail end of him answering her question since we were packing up to leave for the day so I may have just heard him wrong as well.
I really just want to be able to give her advice on what to do next time so she's not stopping for fear of the base runner being called safe just cause she bumped into her. Any insight on how she should've played that within the rules?
When the game was over, I asked what happened and she stated she didn't want to run into the runner because she was "right there". She knew the ball was hers but she didn't want the runner to be called safe and no play being made. She ended up making the play at second for the last out of that inning but the runner at second ended up being safe at home because of the dropped ball.
I told her to ask the coach but I was pretty sure she would've been okay if she had bumped the runner trying to make a play. If anything, the call would be left to the discretion of the umpire and the out still may have been an out had she caught it even if she bumped the girl and no run would've been scored.
Anyways, her coach advised her that she should try to make the play regardless of if she bumps into the base runner. That a lot of the times, the umpire will be on her side when it comes down to it. I'm not sure he understood what she was asking cause she's 11 and can be a bit wordy and from what I could tell it seemed like she was asking about a line drive and not a pop-up. Also, I really only caught the tail end of him answering her question since we were packing up to leave for the day so I may have just heard him wrong as well.
I really just want to be able to give her advice on what to do next time so she's not stopping for fear of the base runner being called safe just cause she bumped into her. Any insight on how she should've played that within the rules?