Did the umpire make the right call.

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Mar 19, 2009
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Lead off batter hits a shot to right-center field . The center fielder runs it down, the ball bounces off her glove and she accidentally kickes the ball past the right fielder and under the temporary fence. By the time the ball goes under the fence the batter is on her way to third base. Umpire call dead ball and awards the batter 3rd base. Coach on defense challenges the call, the three umpires talk and agree ground rule double and sends my girl back to second base. I argue she kicked the ball out of bounds but they have made up their mind and the call stands. Was it the right call?
 
Jun 22, 2008
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Per ASA rule clarifications, a ball kicked out of play by the defense is treated the same as a thrown ball. The award is 2 bases from the last base touched at the time the ball was kicked. The proper award is going to depend completely on the runners location.
 

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