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What happens in softball when a fly ball is hit and the base runner is not on a base?
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∙ 13y ago
Baserunner is out. Can't leave base til ball is hit.
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What happens if a base runner leaves the base or is standing off the base and the pitcher releases the ball in softball?
runner is out
What happens if a runner touches or interferes with a active ball?
If the runner is standing on a base, nothing happens; the ball is live. If the runner is not standing on a base, the ball is declared dead and the runner is out.
In fastpitch softball does it count as a stolen base when the runner advances on a pass ball?
Advancing on a passed ball does not count as a stolen base unless runner was already in the act of stealing the base, in that case it is a stolen base.
In softball if at any time a base runner leaves the base can they be tagged out?
yes they can I play High school softball and you can get but if you leave the base before the pitcher releases the ball you are out
What do you do if you play base1 in softball?
you catch the ball and if the runner has passed a base throw it to the next one.
What is a rundown in softball?
When the ball is thrown to a base where the runner is trying to advance. The runner instead of continuing to the base stops and tries to return to the base from which they came. The fielder then throws the ball to that base causing the runner to change their direction again and so forth until the runner is tagged out or safely reaches a base.
In softball how can a runner be out?
The batter is out, if they hit a ball in the air and a defensive player catches the ball before it touches the ground, in fair or foul territory. If a defensive player has the ball in control and touches a base before the runner, the runner is out. If a defensive player has the ball in control and touches the runner with the ball in their hand or glove, the runner is out.
What happens to the batter runner and other base runners if a batted ball hits a runner before passing an infielder?
If a runner is touched by a batted ball while off base before the ball passes an infielder (other than the pitcher), it's dead ball, runner is out. If the runner is on base when touched by a batted ball, it's live ball and play continues.
What is stealing in softball?
Stealing is a term used in both baseball and softball which is when a runner on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd base leaves their base right after a pitch to try to get to the next base when the ball is not hit: either foul or fair.
In softball when a runner gets to the base before the fielders get the ball is called a what?
I guess if you were to call it something it would be called advancing bases, or if the coaches were talking about the runner it would be called advancing the runner.
What does base mean in softball?
bases loaded means that there is a runner on 1st base, a runner on 2nd base, and a runner on 3rd base, all of the bases.
What is an rbi in softball?
An rbi is when there is a runner on a base and the hitter is at the plate and hits the ball and the runner that was on the base comes home and scores rbi = RUN BATTED IN
