- Apr 25, 2023
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Typically, a stolen base is pretty straight forward. And a runner advancing on a wild pitch, equally straight forward. BUT what if the runner doesn't leave the base at the pitcher's release, but leaves when they read the pitch down, but before the pitch has actually reached the plate (we don't know whether it will be a wild pitch or not). In this case, would you rule it as a stolen base if they are safe? Or is it dependent on the result of the pitch? Is it a delayed steal (scored the same) with more info (read the pitch down)? Thoughts? I don't see it spelled out in the NCAA scoring pdf. Thanks for your time.