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When a foul ball is hit does a base runner occupying second base have to return and touch that base?
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The base runner can not advance on a foul ball, he must return to the base he was at before the foul ball was hit.
A base runner may advance on a caught foul ball, but must tag up and advance only after the ball is touched by a defensive player.
To answer your original question, yes, all base runners must return to the base they occupied prior to the foul, and must touch that base before play is continued.
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Can a base coach touch a runner who is occupying a base?
yes, he trying to tell him/her goodjob or telling them what to do
Can a runner return to second after acquiring third in softball?
No they can not return to another lessor base under their on accord after the completion of the play where they gained the higher base. If the play where they gained 3rd is still live then the can choose to return to 2nd.
If a runner is hit with the ball by a miss throw by to the second base man is the runner out?
No. To force an out, the defensive player has to touch the runner with the ball or touch the runner with the glove while the ball is in the glove. A thrown ball touching a runner does not count.
Does a base runner need to return and touch his base after the batter hits a foul ball that is not caught?
Yes he does.
If a runner does not touch third base but touches home are they out or does the run count?
It depends. If the runner hit a home run, and missed third he would be sent back to second base. If the runner was on second base to start and missed third he would be out. However, even if the umpire sees a runner miss a base the runner is not penalized unless the opposing team appeals.
In MLB does the baseman need to touch the base to get the runner out?
If it is a force (i.e. there are people on all the bases behind the runner) play, then yes, the baseman needs to touch the base to get the runner out. If the runner is not required to move to that base, then the baseman must tag the runner to get him out. The baseman does not NEED to touch the base to record the out. The defense may tag the runner OR the bag.
If a runner is forced to run to 2nd base and overruns does he have to be tagged to be out if 2nd baseman has the ball and touches the ball?
If the runner touches second base frist, then yes. He would the technically be on his way to third base, and no longer forced. If he has yet to touch second, then no. He would still be on his way to second and therefore "forced". He can be tagged or you could just step on second.
When you are a runner at first base and the batter hits a ground ball does the runner need to run to second?
== Answer== It depends, If the batter hits a fly ball that is caught with less than two outs the original man on second is safe. If the runner from first can return to first before a defensive player can touch it with the ball he is also safe. If a ground ball is hit with less than two outs both runners are forced to advance. As long as the guy from first gets there before the ball he is safe and the original runner is out.
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Can you go back a touch a base you missed after an overthrow?
FULL DISCUSSION OF RULE FOLLOWS If a base runner fails to properly tag a base, the runner can be ruled out if a fielder later (ie, before the next pitch) touches that base while holding the ball. You may notice fielders attempting to have a runner called out by doing this -- after all, there is no penalty for asking. You may also note that the umpire will give no indication of his judgement until the fielder attempts to have the runner called out -- and almost invariably the umpire will rule that the runner is safe. A base runner may, at any time (overthrow or not), return to a base and ensure that he has properly touched it. However, he may also be tagged out while doing so -- thus, most runners figure (correctly) that they are more likely to be called out by returning to the base than by simply continuing to run. If a base runner decides to return to a base to ensure he has touched it, AFTER having touched another base, he must ALSO touch that later base before returning to the base originally missed. For example, if a runner decides, while coming into third base, that he needs to return to first base to ensure he touched the latter, he MUST touch second base BEFORE he returns to first base. As one can imagine, most runners simply hope no fielder noticed his mistake.
What is a force play for girls fast-pitch softball?
A force play is when the runner on a base is forced to run ahead to the next base when the batter gets a hit. For example, if the batter hits a fair ground ball and there's a runner on first, there is a force play at second because the girl at first is forced to run ahead since the batter is running to first, causing a chain reaction. When in a force play, it is not necessary to tag the runner that is being forced to run ahead since you can just touch the base that they are going to. (in the example above, you could just touch second before the runner gets there and they would be out) If it wasn't a force play, (like if there was only a runner on second) then you would have to tag the girl to get her out. Touching the bag before her wouldn't get her out because she has the option to stay at second.
Two outs runner on 1st and 3rd-- SS fields ball and elects to tag 1B runner rather than touch second base-- 3B runner scores prior to tag--Does run count even though it was a force out situation?
The run would not count since the fielder tagged a runner out during the batter's run to 1st base. It makes no difference where the runner who was on 3rd base is at.
