Moonshot_1
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« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2009, 01:46:09 PM » |
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Not sure what the original question or issue was here. Seems like this thread started in the middle of a conversation.
With that...
A "dropped" "tipped" third strike is a foul ball.
The "dropped" third strike rule is actually an "uncaught third strike" There is a difference. A pitch that strikes the ground and caught by the catcher cannot be, by rule, actually caught just as a fielder cannot catch a ground ball for an out. On an Uncaught 3rd strike, a batter may attempt to go to first PROVIDED 1st base is not occupied at the time of the pitch OR there are 2 out. (With 2 out, it doesn't matter that 1st base is occupied)
Only runners advance on a balk. Not the batter. However there are many different base ball rules out there. Most are based on OBR or FED rules. (Official Baseball Rules= OBR (Pro) or National Federation Rules = FED (High School)
When it comes to balks, OBR is a delayed dead ball rule, meaning if there is a balk and the batter hits the ball and advances to 1st and all other runners reach their next base safely, the balk is ignored. If none of the conditions are met, ball is dead and runners are awarded one base.
In FED rules, a balk is an immediate dead ball and runners are awarded the next (1) base
So in the Pros, Bases loaded, Balk, Home Run = Grand Slam In High School, Bases loaded, Balk, Home Run = 1 run scored, runners on 2nd and 3rd, batter still up with same count.
On an out of play situation a player may make a play on such a ball as long as the ball is in the air (in flight) and the player is in "bounds", You can reach over the fence to catch a ball for an out. YOU can't jump over the fence to make the play.
Yeah, I umpired baseball. Former Iowa High School baseball, and Contenental Amatuer Baseball Assoc. 10 and under World Series
Probably more than you wanted to know.
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