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Scenario: Top 2nd inning, Runners on 1st(B4) and 3rd(B1), 2 outs(B2&B3). Batter 5 count 3-2, walks on a wild pitch (pitch is a ball). While proceeding to 1st base, batter 1 on third base attempts to steal home on the wild pitch and is out at home. The out occurs before batter 5 touches 1st base. 3rd out. Head to the bottom of the 2nd. Question is: Who leads off the Top of the 3rd inning? Batter 5 (because they didn’t make it to 1st on the walk) or batter 6. Using GameChanger as my book, it tells me batter 6 is the leadoff batter. The opposing book keeper sends batter 5 to the plate. We don’t notice this and batter 5 gets on with an error to our pitcher. Batter 6 runs to the plate and as we notice this isn’t the correct batter, our frustrated pitcher delivers a pitch. No Batted out of Order can be called because of it, but I’m curious who should have led off?
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First base foot position when attempting to field a ground ball
Guest posted a question in Ask the Umpire
If a first baseman attempts to field a ground ball hit to her but has one foot past the foul line and bobbles the ball, would that be considered fair or foul? -
I know Softball catches a lot of crap at times, but I recently attended my first National Umpire School in Clinton, UT and am excited to put what i learned to work...now only if i wasn't getting snow outs here >< Cheers! Ken
