- Jul 10, 2013
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Here is the set up, bases loaded and one out. The batter hits a line drive down to third base, third baseman makes a diving play and drops the ball. All runners start to run to the next base. Third baseman steps on third and throws home. The throw home is wide and goes to the fence. The runner on third scores.The runner that started at 2nd base continues to run the bases and touches third base and continues home and is tag out.
The umpires are confused as to what happen and they say that the first runs scores and the third baseman touched third for the 2nd out and the the third out was the runner tag out at home.
I realize that the runner we tag out at the plate is the same runner that was out at third when the third baseman touched third. I don't say anything because this is in my favor. The other team realizes what happen and starts to yell at the umpires. Just before the umpires realize the mistake and they were going to change the call I bring up that by the runner that was out at third going off the field rounding third and was out of the playing area and when she continue to home she went back into fair territory or the playing area. So I said it the same as a home run and someone going into fair territory before the batter reaches home plate the batter is out. Don't know if this is right but the umps bought it.
The umpires are confused as to what happen and they say that the first runs scores and the third baseman touched third for the 2nd out and the the third out was the runner tag out at home.
I realize that the runner we tag out at the plate is the same runner that was out at third when the third baseman touched third. I don't say anything because this is in my favor. The other team realizes what happen and starts to yell at the umpires. Just before the umpires realize the mistake and they were going to change the call I bring up that by the runner that was out at third going off the field rounding third and was out of the playing area and when she continue to home she went back into fair territory or the playing area. So I said it the same as a home run and someone going into fair territory before the batter reaches home plate the batter is out. Don't know if this is right but the umps bought it.