oldsoftballer
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Situation last night occurred and really had no bearing on game, but I was curious about the call. This may be just a local rule? This was in a USSSA game.
Runner coming into third and slides and in doing so knocks ball out the glove and ball then rolls into the dugout. The magnetic base also came dislodged during the slide. I expected the runner to be awarded home since the ball went into the dugout... umpire said it became a dead ball when the base was dislodged and runner was to stay at 3rd.
May not have any effect, but throw was made by our 1st baseman after runner was past 2nd.
Should the runner have been awarded home since ball went out of play into the dugout OR does dead ball occur immediately and the result of the ball going out of play then wouldn't matter?
Runner coming into third and slides and in doing so knocks ball out the glove and ball then rolls into the dugout. The magnetic base also came dislodged during the slide. I expected the runner to be awarded home since the ball went into the dugout... umpire said it became a dead ball when the base was dislodged and runner was to stay at 3rd.
May not have any effect, but throw was made by our 1st baseman after runner was past 2nd.
Should the runner have been awarded home since ball went out of play into the dugout OR does dead ball occur immediately and the result of the ball going out of play then wouldn't matter?