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Thanks for the input everyone. The differing opinions make me feel better about not knowing the right call!
As far as question #1, my confusion was whether the CF should get the error since she was the one who dropped the ball. Full disclosure, DD was the center fielder in question, so I didn't want to be that parent and give an error to the other kid. But it sounds like the player causing the drop should get the error. As Gags pointed out, it probably should be a hit as either player was on the run just to get there. That's how I scored it -- the pitcher's parent probably isn't happy.
The argument in question #2 was along the lines of what Man in Blue said. The other coach was arguing that the league had agreed to making the orange base off-limits at some preseason meeting. Our coach said he never agreed to any such rule, and the umpire was unaware of any directive to that effect. I was hoping that there was some official rule somewhere, but I guess as those bases go away there's not much point in detailing specific plays on a safety base.
As far as question #1, my confusion was whether the CF should get the error since she was the one who dropped the ball. Full disclosure, DD was the center fielder in question, so I didn't want to be that parent and give an error to the other kid. But it sounds like the player causing the drop should get the error. As Gags pointed out, it probably should be a hit as either player was on the run just to get there. That's how I scored it -- the pitcher's parent probably isn't happy.
The argument in question #2 was along the lines of what Man in Blue said. The other coach was arguing that the league had agreed to making the orange base off-limits at some preseason meeting. Our coach said he never agreed to any such rule, and the umpire was unaware of any directive to that effect. I was hoping that there was some official rule somewhere, but I guess as those bases go away there's not much point in detailing specific plays on a safety base.