- May 8, 2008
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I need help from the umpire experts out there. This is a scenario for an expert only. A girl hits a ground ball to SS, the batter beats the throw to 1B, but runs over the base without touching it before the ball arrives. While the batter/runner is past 1B, the fielder catches the ball & touches 1B for an apparent force out. I always thought this was a force out, but a friend of mine who umps HS, told me that once a runner passes the base before the ball arrives she technically posses the base & now the play becomes a tag or an appeal play. We had this scenario in a game this weekend & the ump ruled my batter out, I tried to plead my case, but to no avail & my batter was called out. I could not find this rule in the book, so please help me.
You would think it's a force-out, but think about it this way. Runner on first goes to 3B on a single & misses 2B on her way to 3rd, I don't believe the SS can step on 2nd for a force out, it becomes a tag/appeal play correct?
You would think it's a force-out, but think about it this way. Runner on first goes to 3B on a single & misses 2B on her way to 3rd, I don't believe the SS can step on 2nd for a force out, it becomes a tag/appeal play correct?