infield fly runner stayed on first

[Guest Kevin]

Little League game: Runners on 1st & 2nd. Infield fly, R1 & R2 run on the hit. No catch by the infielder, the ball drops fair. R1 is subsequently thrown out at the plate. R2 is safe at third. The batter runner somehow without the umpires noticing, stays on first base. A pitch is thrown to the next batter before the opposing coach notices that the batter runner is still at first. What is the correct ruling for the batter runner on first?

[maven]

If ruled out on the IFF, the BR is as out as out can be. His status as a retired runner doesn't depend on an umpire instructing him to return to the dugout. That instruction can be given at any subsequent time.

[Omega194]

Little League game: Runners on 1st & 2nd. Infield fly, R1 & R2 run on the hit. No catch by the infielder, the ball drops fair. R1 is subsequently thrown out at the plate. R2 is safe at third. The batter runner somehow without the umpires noticing, stays on first base. A pitch is thrown to the next batter before the opposing coach notices that the batter runner is still at first. What is the correct ruling for the batter runner on first?

He would be out if umpires did indeed call Infield Fly

[Guest Kevin]

Even though a pitch has been thrown to the next batter in the order?

[Nafxos]

This is not an appeal play.  He was out before the pitch was thrown to the next batter, and he's still out after the pitch is thrown.

 

[noumpere]

20 minutes ago, Omega194 said:

He would be out if umpires did indeed call Infield Fly

I think he would be out either way, and if he is out he should be removed from the base when discovered (next pitch; next out; after "scoring" -- yikes!).  This, however, is the type of "error" that OBR (and other codes) don't really anticipate happening so they don't cover it.

[Welpe]

An important point that has been mentioned already but worth repeating, the umpires have to have ruled that the infield fly rule applied. In youth ball ordinary effort can be a fickle thing especially if the players are struggling to catch anything that game.