triple play

[Johna]

Bases loaded no outs. Line drive hit to the third baseman. He knocks it down , picks it up and tags the runner standing on third. He then steps on third to force the runner on second out. Then throws to first to force the batter out . is this a triple play?

[maven]

2 hours ago, Johna said:

Bases loaded no outs. Line drive hit to the third baseman. He knocks it down , picks it up and tags the runner standing on third. He then steps on third to force the runner on second out. Then throws to first to force the batter out . is this a triple play?

It depends on whether F5 "knocks [the batted ball] down" is an intentional act. If so, which seems likely, then it would qualify as an intentional drop: the ball is dead, the batter is out, and other runners stay put.

The correct way to get 3 outs here is to allow the ball to fall untouched, then tag R3, 3B, and throw to 1B (in that order).

On many line drives, allowing them to fall would entail letting them go to LF, which would obviously not work. So in most cases, this is just an intentional drop, with the result stated above.

[beerguy55]

Only if it was not knocked down on purpose.