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Overrunning the Player Rule - Baserunning
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Guest Coach A
Fastpitch Softball - 12u
Runners on 2nd and 3rd
No outs
Batter hit a popup that was caught.
Runner on 3rd base did not tag up and ran home.
Runner on 2nd, tagged up and ran home as well.
Defense threw the ball to 3rd base, and umpire called both runners out.
Umpire ruled a triple play due to the 1) popup catch 2) Runner on 3rd did not tag up and 3) stated that the runner on 2nd base was out due to over running the other baserunner rule.
Was that the right call or should have the runner who tagged up on 2nd base been safe at home. Ultimately resulting in only a Double play?
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beerguy55
No. The coach should have protested this incorrect application of the rules. Softball or baseball this is the same. You can only overrun a runner by physically passing them (or have them pass y
Velho
Sorry, plying around too much. To answer your question directly: given the age, I would speculate there was an errant throw or misplay (defender froze under the pressure or thought there were
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