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can't recall.. that was two "nights" ago

definitely the change in direction back to the dug out... Score the run, BR is out on the subsequent inference as there's no one else to call out.

Definitely not an act of running the bases, it was more so an act of running back to the 3rd base dugout. Guess I missed another oppty to call "out". I just couldn't logical make sense of calling the BR out for the actions of R1 who was now safely into home plate.

Exactly!

No swing, just a near miss... low and inside. Pretty close to being in the zone. Dead Ball "Ball" was the call! Chalk up one for the good guys who don't always get them right. Appreciate the guidance and clarification of the application of the rules. Just another anomaly of the youth games.

Situation is runners on 1st and 2b. BR hits a ball to gap in right. R2 comes around scores standing up. Throw comes to the plate, and R1 slides in safely. The ball goes to the back stop, and as the player in the catcher position is accidentally tripped to the ground by R1 who's getting up from his slide. The Catcher was clear of the slide when he started running towards the ball, couple steps into his pursuit, R1 somehow tripped him up. The R1 was already safe... so I had no idea what to call. I get that sometimes contact happens and it's just part of playing baseball, but with this one.. the BR was now rounding 3rd base, so I called the ball "dead", Ending the play... after all, this was just a scrimmage, but I'm not exactly sure how this call would have been viewed in tournament play when the entire world is at stake.

Doing a 10u Pony game last night and a batter intentionally, kicked his foot into the ball that crossed low and inside. I could have very easily ruled dead ball strike, but IMO the pitch was a ball. I called the ball dead, and the pitch a ball w/o awarding 1B to the BR. The kid must have been warming up for some hacky-sack with his teammates, because that exactly how it appeared. He tried to catch the pitch mid air with his foot. Did I miss anything other than an oppty to call this kid out on the dead ball strike (that was really a Ball, inside)?

on deck batter touches / picks up a passed ball on ball 4. any penalty for the interference?

I suppose that's a matter of opinion. The offenses manager thought the calls were clear enough. He didn't even protest the call... and we spoke about it after the following inning. He tended to agree. I'm not writing to tell how right or wrong i was in the call, im writing to understand if there's such thing as "abandonment" of a base.

14U age group. Thought crossed my mind, but the calls were clear... Part of the problem in all of this was that the manage of the hitting team was by himself and did not place a base coach at 1B. I'm there to call what I see, not to coach the players.

I guess the question is... is abandoning the base the accurate call? I've heard of abandoning on the dropped 3rd. This is a first for me... I've never seen a player leave the field of play after they were safe on the base.

OBR - BR hits a Fly ball just behind the pitchers mound. R1 goes 1/3 way to 2b, evaluating the fly ball. Fly ball is caught by the pitcher who then drops the ball on the exchange in attempting to rush to throw to 1B. We signaled out and that the ball was dropped on the transfer. The defense then proceeded to throw the ball to 2B, thinking ball was dropped and now they have a force. At this point there's a bunch on yelling and screaming... As a result, the BR stood on 1B and R1 trots off the field towards the 3rd base dugout. After all was said and done. R1 was called out on abandoning the base.

OBR- Had a situation this weekend where the pitcher threw a 3rd strike pitch that literally took the catchers glove off. The glove fell to the ground and the ball stayed planted in the pocket of the mitt. Because the glove came off the hand it was ruled by the plate umpire as a dropped third.

appreciate the clarification. luckily for me it was the former, so it was called correctly.

great question.

Batted ball hits the umpire in the field of play.... Dead ball, BR goes to 1, no other runners advance unless forced?

Hello, Two situations last week in a Pony div. game... I probably did not enforce either correctly. OBR rule set for the most part. 1. The pitch is thrown and R1 attemtps to steal 2B. Menawhile the pitch is dropped and roles into the batters box, where the BR reaches down and picks up the ball. - I believe the correct call should have been batters interference. BR is out and no runners advance. - What I did was call the ball dead and returned R1 to 1B (after all, these where 11yo rec players). 1a. Same situation but what if the dropped ball rolls into the BR, hitting his shoe - In this case, I would have nothing if the ball contacted the batter, rather than the batter contacting the ball. 2a. Same as 1., but this time the ball gets away from the catcher and rolls towards a photographer along the backstop who picks up the ball. - Here I called the ball dead and awarded R1 with 2B on judgement.

thank you

Any penalty for a coach entering the field of play... ? ie: foul ball hit in the air, coach vacates the box and enters the field of play, avoiding the fielder making a play on the ball. I don't believe there is, but someone mentioned this to me, so I figured I'd ask those of you who cared to comment.

With this balk rule, the offense has the choice on the result of the play, correct? Does that only count when you have a batted ball? What about a ball 4 on the batter or any other scenario not involving a batted ball?

This answers exactly what I was going to ask... At youth ages, so often with R1 and R3, R1 goes early and 1/2 the time the pitcher camps on the ball, meanwhile R1 reaches R2, then the windup begins and the pitch is delivered.

Shows how much I know... I would have always called the ball foul unless the ball was in anyway in contact w/ the line. Soccer has a rule whereas any part of the circumference of the ball over the line is in bounds. I've never once thought this to be the same in baseball myself personally. again, just goes to show how much I know.

sounds like a dang soccer ruling... that ball is foul all day and twice on Sundays. I'll ask him.

if it’s in regards to a fielder making contact with the ball. If any part of that ball, in your judgement, is on the foul line then it’s a fair ball. Just like if any part of the ball touches the foul line

he didnt understand the question and asked me to specify. I imagine you mean part of the ball os over the fair foul line... what is the call