Top_Notch
Screwball
- Dec 18, 2014
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This was a strange one I witnessed and honestly have never seen before and don't know the ruling. I will try to explain the best I can but multiple things were going on and I wasn't paying that close attention. This was a high school game.
Count on batter is 1 ball, 2 strikes. 1 out. First base open. 2 runners in scoring (2/3) position.
Pitcher pitches the ball and batter checks her swing (on a ball in the dirt). HPU called the pitch a ball.
Catcher stands up, and starts walking towards the pitcher and pointing to umpire at short to appeal the call. HPU stands up, and he too starts walking while pointing to umpire at short.
I want to say the catcher and HPU are near the circle when the second umpire (finally) makes his decision to call a swing. While all this is going on, the batter, who initially did not run, has now started running towards first. Runner makes it to first and is called safe. I honestly don't recall if the defense made a throw to first or not.
I didn't see if time-out was called or not. I don't think it was. So, dropped third was "in effect", batter made it to first, but based on an appeal. Some were arguing that the appeal process makes it a dead ball and thus the batter/runner couldn't advance. I don't know that to be true.
I really wish I could find video of this play but have been unable to do so.
Any comments? Was this the right ruling?
Count on batter is 1 ball, 2 strikes. 1 out. First base open. 2 runners in scoring (2/3) position.
Pitcher pitches the ball and batter checks her swing (on a ball in the dirt). HPU called the pitch a ball.
Catcher stands up, and starts walking towards the pitcher and pointing to umpire at short to appeal the call. HPU stands up, and he too starts walking while pointing to umpire at short.
I want to say the catcher and HPU are near the circle when the second umpire (finally) makes his decision to call a swing. While all this is going on, the batter, who initially did not run, has now started running towards first. Runner makes it to first and is called safe. I honestly don't recall if the defense made a throw to first or not.
I didn't see if time-out was called or not. I don't think it was. So, dropped third was "in effect", batter made it to first, but based on an appeal. Some were arguing that the appeal process makes it a dead ball and thus the batter/runner couldn't advance. I don't know that to be true.
I really wish I could find video of this play but have been unable to do so.
Any comments? Was this the right ruling?