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Our team has enjoyed great success over the last few years, but unfortunately one of our two...
I realize I'm a little late to this party but I saw your post while researching something else. Our travel team has 3 of the firstpitch machines. My team in particular has been using the same machine for 2 years at least once a week. We throw jugs balls and regular softballs and have had no...
OK, sorry for dragging this out. After rereading the replies I had a second thought that builds on the subject of this force out line of thinking. Assuming everyone's replies are correct and the runner "is forced from a base", or "there can never be a force after the batter is put out.'"
Let's...
Thanks to all 3 replies confirming what I thought was the correct answer. I was sure I knew the answer until one of my other coaches questioned me and I told him I would read the rule book. That was just more confusing!
There is a runner on first base. Batter hits a ground ball to the 2nd baseman who without thinking goes to first for the force. In the meantime the runner coming off of first hesitates to avoid the tag of the 2nd baseman and is now caught in a rundown. After the batter is out does the runner...