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Returning to base after caught fly ball
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Guest Denny
Situation: No outs. A base runner starting from first base gets excited and runs on a fly ball, sure that he is about to score the winning run. He rounds second heading for third. The base runner starting from second, also too excited to remember good base running principles, is rounding third. The outfielder makes a great catch at the wall and throws the ball to second before either runner can return to touch second base. The second baseman catches the throw and steps on second. Since the runner who started from first has to retouch second base on his way back to first, is he out by force out by this action? In other words, does touching second base with the ball put out both runners at the same time? A similar situation: One out. The runner on first takes off on a hit-and-run, getting a great start. The batter hits a sharp line drive that the runner assumes can't be caught and so continues to round second and head for third. The second baseman, already dashing to second base, makes a leaping catch and steps on second to force out the runner (rather than throwing the ball to first base to double him off there). Then he rolls the ball toward the mound and heads for the dug-out. Is the runner from first base out by force out since he must retouch second before he can return to first? In both cases, the infielder could wait to tag the runner who's trying to return to first. But would that be necessary?
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It was fun to see too. Yeah, missing all four bases was a head scratcher. U12. Opposing coach appealed and said "she didn't touch any of them" - ump just said "out". Kid didn't even know it -
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