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Runner struck by batted ball
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So I was doing a game solo behind the plate. Runner on first, big right handed cleanup hitter at the plate. The infield overshifted dramatically. The SS went to short left field, the 2B moved to the left side of the second base bag. The first baseman was holding the runner on, leaving a huge gap between first and second base. In fact, there were no infielders on the right side at all except for the first baseman who was on the bag.
Batter hits a hard ground ball to the right side right to where the second baseman normally would have been playing. It struck the runners foot as he tried to jump away from it. The ball didn't deflect and just continued into right field. No infielder in the world would have had a chance at the ball. I let the play resume.
Coaches complained a bit but the real issue was a guy from the stands having a fit and screaming his head off until he was removed by a few other parents.
Am I right not to call the batter out because they was no possible play?
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maven
People get all tied up over this rule, which is actually fairly simple. A runner who's hit by a fair batted ball is hindering the defense's ability to make a play. That's INT, and results in a dead ba
grayhawk
Exactly my thinking. And I will add: If you call him out, it will likely result in crickets. If you don't call him out, it will likely result in an argument (as the OP learned).
maven
Rich, you're misapplying the so-called "string theory," which wasn't coined to cover the shift. Look at the actual rule (8-4-2k): any runner is out when he... "is contacted by a fair batted ball
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