Rules for a hit

[Nico]

Rule Question: Bases loaded, two out.  The batter bloops a single and the runner scores from third, but upon appeal the umpire rules that the runner had actually missed home plate.  The run does not score and the inning is over. But is the batter awarded a hit? 

[beerguy55]

On bases loaded...no...the appeal on the missed base is treated as a force, so it would be no different than if the batter had grounded to the pitcher who threw to home for the force.

If it had been, for example, no runner on first, then it would be a hit.

It sucks, yes.  There are cases where a baserunning error will remove a hit from the batter.  (eg. runner on first thinks line drive to outfield is caught and runs back to first...outfielder makes easy throw to second base for force out)

 

This is completely on the coaches, IMO.  If your players don't have the sense to touch home plate, that's a coaching deficiency.   And I'm a coach.

[Coach Carl]

9.05 (b) The Official Scorer shall not credit a base hit when:

(2)  batter apparently hits safely and a runner who is forced to advance by reason of the batter becoming a runner fails to touch the first base to which such runner is advancing and is called out on appeal. The Official Scorer shall charge the batter with a time at bat but no hit; 

[maven]

On 8/29/2024 at 8:58 AM, Nico said:

Rule Question: Bases loaded, two out.  The batter bloops a single and the runner scores from third, but upon appeal the umpire rules that the runner had actually missed home plate.  The run does not score and the inning is over. But is the batter awarded a hit? 

As Coach Carl's post implies, the appeal when granted creates a force out at home. 

How would you have scored it if the batter had hit a come-backer and F1 threw to F2 for the force out? Same here.