07-29-2009, 08:13 AM
You may be right Ruby, as I'm not positive what the rule is. In one of my high school games this exact thing occurred. With a runner on 3rd base the batter hit a weak grounder to the right side of the infield. The 1B picked up the ball and went to tag the batter but he didn't run. He just waited about a quarter of the way down the line. He was eventually tagged out after the runner on third crossed home plate. The umpires allowed the run. If you're right than those umpires sure fucked up. Which wouldn't surprise me.