- Jul 26, 2016
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10u, ASA tournament
Our team is in the field.
Runners on 2nd and 3rd, no outs. Pitcher throws wild pitch and it gets behind the catcher. Pitcher comes in to cover home as she’s supposed to. She’s standing on the first base side of home plate, with one foot just barely touching the plate. Our catcher is unable to get to the ball before the runner at 3rd reaches the plate. The runner plows over our pitcher, fairly aggressively. The runner from second rounds third and holds, waiting to see what happens. The pitcher is injured on the collision. The home plate umpire is leaning over the pitcher and calls time. The runner from third starts to go back to third, but then turns and runs home and quickly into the dugout.
Once the pitcher is removed from the field, the umpire calls both runs safe. Our assistant coach is angry and arguing the call. He was stating that the runner had to slide when there was a play at the plate. Ruling provided was that the runner had the right to the plate and since the pitcher didn’t have the ball, there was nothing he could do about the collision. When pressed about the second run scoring after time had been called, the ruling was that the runner scored before time had been called.
Here was my interpretation of the play: Since the pitcher did not have the ball, this negated the rule about sliding when there is a play at the plate. In my opinion, the collision was unnecessary and flagrant and the runner should have been ejected from the game, but the run should stand. The second run should not have counted since it was scored after the time was called. Both scorekeepers agreed that time was called before the second girl scored.
I am a fairly new scorekeeper and want to make sure I am not missing something. Our assistant coach thinks I am way off base on this one.
Our team is in the field.
Runners on 2nd and 3rd, no outs. Pitcher throws wild pitch and it gets behind the catcher. Pitcher comes in to cover home as she’s supposed to. She’s standing on the first base side of home plate, with one foot just barely touching the plate. Our catcher is unable to get to the ball before the runner at 3rd reaches the plate. The runner plows over our pitcher, fairly aggressively. The runner from second rounds third and holds, waiting to see what happens. The pitcher is injured on the collision. The home plate umpire is leaning over the pitcher and calls time. The runner from third starts to go back to third, but then turns and runs home and quickly into the dugout.
Once the pitcher is removed from the field, the umpire calls both runs safe. Our assistant coach is angry and arguing the call. He was stating that the runner had to slide when there was a play at the plate. Ruling provided was that the runner had the right to the plate and since the pitcher didn’t have the ball, there was nothing he could do about the collision. When pressed about the second run scoring after time had been called, the ruling was that the runner scored before time had been called.
Here was my interpretation of the play: Since the pitcher did not have the ball, this negated the rule about sliding when there is a play at the plate. In my opinion, the collision was unnecessary and flagrant and the runner should have been ejected from the game, but the run should stand. The second run should not have counted since it was scored after the time was called. Both scorekeepers agreed that time was called before the second girl scored.
I am a fairly new scorekeeper and want to make sure I am not missing something. Our assistant coach thinks I am way off base on this one.