- Nov 29, 2009
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Had this come up recently. Situation. 2 outs R1 on 3rd. 3-2 count on batter. The pitch is high for ball 4. The catcher tips the ball up and it lands behind her. R1 thinks it's further away than it was and takes off for home. Catcher recovers the ball in time and tags R1 out at home.
The following inning the same batter comes up to lead off the inning. I let her bat without saying anything and she gets a hit. I then point out to the umpire the batter was walked last inning on the last pitch of the inning. The umpire rules her out and the next batter in the lineup is allowed to bat.
The other team was claiming she only had a 3-2 count on her. We were home so we have the official book.
I want to be sure the umpire's decision was correct. The batters turn at bat was completed on the ball 4 pitch. The 3rd out of the inning was recorded on the play at the plate even though the batter moved out of the way of the play and never went down and touched 1st base.
The following inning the same batter comes up to lead off the inning. I let her bat without saying anything and she gets a hit. I then point out to the umpire the batter was walked last inning on the last pitch of the inning. The umpire rules her out and the next batter in the lineup is allowed to bat.
The other team was claiming she only had a 3-2 count on her. We were home so we have the official book.
I want to be sure the umpire's decision was correct. The batters turn at bat was completed on the ball 4 pitch. The 3rd out of the inning was recorded on the play at the plate even though the batter moved out of the way of the play and never went down and touched 1st base.