So DD was invited to watch a TB team this past Sunday. DD is playing rec ball and we have been entertaining the idea of TB. So during the game batter up bunted and Firstbasmen ran up on it. She grabbed the ball with her bare hand and stretched out and made the tag with her mitt (No ball in mitt). Blued called runner safe insisting even though a tag was made while firstbasemen had clear possession of the ball, the tag needed to be made with ball in mitt. No one had a problem with that call and I as far as I remember that is true. This is not the call in question but if it is wrong please let me know.
Well 2 plays later with runners on 1st and 3rd 1 out coach signals to bunt. Bunt goes down 3rd base line, runner on 3rd goes home. 3rd basemen fields the ball and makes a slightly wild throw to Catcher. The throw is high, catcher is positioned in front of the runners lane, maybe half a foot or less in front of the plate. Catcher reaches high but never leaves the ground and while she is stretched up high she makes the catch. Almost simultaneously runner slides into her feet. The momentum of the runner takes her clear across the plate. Catcher losses her balance, falls away from runner but never dropped the ball. Blue calls runner out.
Now the offensive coach is making the case that the catcher never made a tag or even attempted a tag since catcher braced herself for the fall after losing her balance. The defense is cheering calling it the right call (right or wrong call I don't blame him). I have no horse in the race so I was neutral in the call but based on the previously mentioned call felt confused.
Help me out guys. What is the right call
Well 2 plays later with runners on 1st and 3rd 1 out coach signals to bunt. Bunt goes down 3rd base line, runner on 3rd goes home. 3rd basemen fields the ball and makes a slightly wild throw to Catcher. The throw is high, catcher is positioned in front of the runners lane, maybe half a foot or less in front of the plate. Catcher reaches high but never leaves the ground and while she is stretched up high she makes the catch. Almost simultaneously runner slides into her feet. The momentum of the runner takes her clear across the plate. Catcher losses her balance, falls away from runner but never dropped the ball. Blue calls runner out.
Now the offensive coach is making the case that the catcher never made a tag or even attempted a tag since catcher braced herself for the fall after losing her balance. The defense is cheering calling it the right call (right or wrong call I don't blame him). I have no horse in the race so I was neutral in the call but based on the previously mentioned call felt confused.
Help me out guys. What is the right call