How should this be scored? I do the book keeping for this team. I scored it as a hit but wanted to double check. I scored it as a hit because the hit pulled the SS towards 3rd in a way she could only go to 2nd. So, in my mind, it wasn’t a choice what to do with the ball..so no fielders choice.
Fielders choice or hit?
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- Jun 20, 2015
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fielders choice, if out was recorded at 2b.
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I believe Lance is correct by the letter of the rule which is why a ball sharply on the ground to CF with a force out at 2B is a FC. It sucks, but the softball gods generally return the favor for the hitter over the course of a season.
I would prefer the rule to read that a reasonable out must be turned down at 1B for a FC to apply. However, even in the play shown in the video, I think that I would have scored that as a fielder's choice. Looks like the SS was able to get in front of the ball and would have had plenty of time to make a throw to 1B.
I would prefer the rule to read that a reasonable out must be turned down at 1B for a FC to apply. However, even in the play shown in the video, I think that I would have scored that as a fielder's choice. Looks like the SS was able to get in front of the ball and would have had plenty of time to make a throw to 1B.
I wouldve called it FC also.. That is how the rule reads. If the scorer feels as if the batter would have been out, but chose to make an attempt at another bag its a FC. The end
No out has to be recorded
- Jun 8, 2016
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Tough one..since I think it was your kid hitting I would have given a FC.. 
SS probably needed to backhand that ball
SS probably needed to backhand that ball
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What error did you see?
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2nd base (fielder) was late to the bag. Can see slow upright approach. Not a sprint~get there!
Watch her feet start to shuffle slowing down approaching 2nd.
Almost appears slower than the runner.
Quicker to the bag
could have extended body cross the base further.
Reaching toward ss to make it a shorter quicker play.
From this imo
On that play ss was fine.
Going for fielders choice.
*send the video to the 2nd base person as a learning tool!
Watch her feet start to shuffle slowing down approaching 2nd.
Almost appears slower than the runner.
Quicker to the bag
could have extended body cross the base further.
Reaching toward ss to make it a shorter quicker play.
From this imo
On that play ss was fine.
Going for fielders choice.
*send the video to the 2nd base person as a learning tool!
