This happened in our 8u game last night. Line drive to SS, she fields it and guns it to first. FB has to jump to get it and comes down with the ball in her glove on the base with the runner about two steps in front of the base. Starts to bring her glove down and she drops the ball. The runner had already run through past first base. Blue rules her safe because of the dropped ball.
As I stood there I realized that I thought the call was wrong, but I actually had no idea what the rule should be on this. If she maintains possesion of the ball untill the runner passes the base, it would seem like that would be the end of it.
Is there a rule I'm missing, or is this one of those judgement calls that can go either way?
As I stood there I realized that I thought the call was wrong, but I actually had no idea what the rule should be on this. If she maintains possesion of the ball untill the runner passes the base, it would seem like that would be the end of it.
Is there a rule I'm missing, or is this one of those judgement calls that can go either way?