scoring a SB
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But does it apply to USSSA or USA? USSSA (and the 2018 Clarification) doesn't make reference to indifference or how to score it - I didn't see any reference in the USSSA pdf about "if not addressed here, [OBR, NFHS, NCAA] rules apply". I think LLB defers to OBR - does NCAA or NFHS do anything similar?
Maybe the run-rule in softball negates the frequency where defensive indifference would come into play? Does NCAA Baseball play the full 9 regardless of score?
To me defensive indifference is stupid. Just because the defense doesn't defend my action doesn't mean it didn't happen. If a fast runner gets a great jump and the catcher decides not to throw, why doesn't the runner deserve a SB?
BD - Indifference means the defense doesn't care, not that the defense knows they can't get an out.
In baseball, DI would occur when the team in the field is up by x runs (let's say 8), it's (usually) later in the game, and that runner at 1B is pretty meaningless. So 1B is playing behind the runner (not holding him on), the runner (let's call him B. Colon) gets an extra big lead, and then takes off for 2B. He can trip, walk, crawl into 2B, but the catcher could care less. OK - maybe if he trips, they'll throw it down.
Or to use a similar thought process to your post - the runner isn't credited with a STOLEN Base because he never "stole" the base - the defense was basically giving it to him. You could say the runner "took" second, but he didn't "steal" it, which is why baseball scores it as an FC.
To clarify - in your example - it would be a SB.
In baseball, DI would occur when the team in the field is up by x runs (let's say 8), it's (usually) later in the game, and that runner at 1B is pretty meaningless. So 1B is playing behind the runner (not holding him on), the runner (let's call him B. Colon) gets an extra big lead, and then takes off for 2B. He can trip, walk, crawl into 2B, but the catcher could care less. OK - maybe if he trips, they'll throw it down.
Or to use a similar thought process to your post - the runner isn't credited with a STOLEN Base because he never "stole" the base - the defense was basically giving it to him. You could say the runner "took" second, but he didn't "steal" it, which is why baseball scores it as an FC.
To clarify - in your example - it would be a SB.
