- Mar 28, 2016
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We had this situation come up the other day.
Runner on 3rd and 2 out.
The batter hits a spinning pop fly down the 3rd base line between home and 3rd.
The 3rd baseman goes to make a play for the ball and runs into the runner on 3rd who was in fair territory and off the bag.
The umpire calls the runner out immediately for the 3rd out of the inning.
The ball lands in fair territory and spins foul (probably would have been caught without the interference).
The next inning the same batter comes up. Was this correct?
Our team waited to see what would happen, and she struck out anyways. We weren't sure if her at bat should have ended in the previous inning.
Runner on 3rd and 2 out.
The batter hits a spinning pop fly down the 3rd base line between home and 3rd.
The 3rd baseman goes to make a play for the ball and runs into the runner on 3rd who was in fair territory and off the bag.
The umpire calls the runner out immediately for the 3rd out of the inning.
The ball lands in fair territory and spins foul (probably would have been caught without the interference).
The next inning the same batter comes up. Was this correct?
Our team waited to see what would happen, and she struck out anyways. We weren't sure if her at bat should have ended in the previous inning.