At a recent high school game in IL:
Runners at 1st and 2nd with 1 outs. The batter strikes out on a dropped third strike. Even though the batter is out, she takes off for first base. The base runners are holding their positions, but the catcher throws down to 1st anyways. The throw hits the batter/runner in the helmet and the ball bounces into CF. The girl from 2nd scores and the girl from 1st ends up at 3rd.
The two umpires huddled and allowed the run to score and left the other runner at 3rd, with the batter obviously called out.
I believe that the umpires should have sent the runners back to 2nd and 1st. Should the batting team also have been penalized further for the batter interfering since she really had no right to be running the bases?
Runners at 1st and 2nd with 1 outs. The batter strikes out on a dropped third strike. Even though the batter is out, she takes off for first base. The base runners are holding their positions, but the catcher throws down to 1st anyways. The throw hits the batter/runner in the helmet and the ball bounces into CF. The girl from 2nd scores and the girl from 1st ends up at 3rd.
The two umpires huddled and allowed the run to score and left the other runner at 3rd, with the batter obviously called out.
I believe that the umpires should have sent the runners back to 2nd and 1st. Should the batting team also have been penalized further for the batter interfering since she really had no right to be running the bases?