I like to think I have a pretty good grasp on all the rules...even most of the obscure ones. This one seemed pretty simple to me, but I'm willing to admit if I'm wrong.
Runner on first. I give steal sign. Batter hits fly ball to right. Runner stops, turns, and heads back to first. Ball is caught, runner reaches first before the throw...but overruns the bag. Gets back to the bag untouched, but the umpire calls her out. At this point, my pitcher had been squeezed for 4 innings, and I come completely unglued, sprinting across the field from the 3B box, asking why she's out. His response, "She can't overrun the bag. It was a force out." I argue that the force out was negated when she beat the throw back to the bag, and it's no different than tagging and going to second. I finally turn to the PU and ask him for some help. They discuss it and end up calling her safe "but not for what you said", according to the other ump. After the inning, I asked the PU for an explanation as to why they ruled her safe, and he comes with, "the 1B came off the bag"--which she didn't. Have I completely lost my mind, or were they just trying to cover up a really bad call with a lame excuse?
Runner on first. I give steal sign. Batter hits fly ball to right. Runner stops, turns, and heads back to first. Ball is caught, runner reaches first before the throw...but overruns the bag. Gets back to the bag untouched, but the umpire calls her out. At this point, my pitcher had been squeezed for 4 innings, and I come completely unglued, sprinting across the field from the 3B box, asking why she's out. His response, "She can't overrun the bag. It was a force out." I argue that the force out was negated when she beat the throw back to the bag, and it's no different than tagging and going to second. I finally turn to the PU and ask him for some help. They discuss it and end up calling her safe "but not for what you said", according to the other ump. After the inning, I asked the PU for an explanation as to why they ruled her safe, and he comes with, "the 1B came off the bag"--which she didn't. Have I completely lost my mind, or were they just trying to cover up a really bad call with a lame excuse?