So we batted out of order, now what?

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So, say a batter is up in the inning before but the 3rd out is made by someone attempting to steal. The next inning that batter should start the inning. However the next batter in the lineup is up to the plate. She gets out. Then the next player is up and gets a hit. Can u appeal it then? Since multiple people are our of order? If so, how should it be ruled? If not, why?

 

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8u is fun to watch as well.. especially when they start to run to third because they are so excited that they hit the ball... and watching the third base coach stop her with his hands and then the girl cuts across the field to first base.....:lmao:

and then the umpire refused to call her out. Told the defensive coach complaining.. she ran TWICE the distance and still made it to the bag before the ball. "I'm not calling her out. Go sit down, Coach".

 

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...and then the umpire refused to call her out.

Good for him! He obviously understood the rule that a runner is out for leaving the basepath ONLY if she does so to avoid a tag. There wasn't any out to be called here, no matter how much the defensive team cried about her being "out of the baseline".

 

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I laughed so hard.... it was in Kentucky in Bowling Green.

I love watching them 8u play ball.

I just wish Ohio orgs would do more of this for the 8u teams.

8u teams in Kentucky actually PITCH. Very few coach or machine pitch.

Personally, I like the machine pitch though at this age group.

 

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So, say a batter is up in the inning before but the 3rd out is made by someone attempting to steal. The next inning that batter should start the inning. However the next batter in the lineup is up to the plate. She gets out. Then the next player is up and gets a hit. Can u appeal it then? Since multiple people are our of order? If so, how should it be ruled? If not, why?

When there are multiple batter's batting out of order in a row, the rules handle that and make it simple to fix.

Remember...when a single batter bats out of order, once the next batter receives a pitch the previous batter's at-bat becomes legal and all action on her play stands.

So it's only possible to have ONE out of order batter at a time- the one who is currently at the plate. And that's the only one the umpire has to deal with when applying the rule or penalty.

How this relates to the situation you presented:

(We'll call the batter who should lead off the inning B1 and subsequent batters B2, B3, etc.)

- At the top of the inning, B1 is due up. Instead, B2 bats in her place.

- If this is appealed BEFORE B2 completes her at-bat, all you do is put the proper batter at the plate (B1), assuming any ball/strike count that B2 had. Continue from there without further penalty.

- If this is appealed AFTER B2 completes her at-bat, but BEFORE the next batter sees a pitch...the batter who should have batted (B1) is declared out. The next correct batter is whoever follows B1 in the line-up.

- If B2 batted out of order, but it's NOT appealed before the next batter (B3) receives a pitch, then it is TOO LATE to make the appeal. By virtue of the next batter receiving a pitch, it makes B2's at-bat legal and all plays that happened up to that point stand.

- Now, we only need to be concerned with the batter who is currently at the plate (B3). As long as she is the correct batter, we continue without further penalty. If she is not, then the same batting out of order rules and penalties listed above apply to this single batter only.