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| Jan. 31, 2022 Peoria Player 4 posts | Scoring Question We had a situation in a league where at the end of the 7th inning the home team needed two runs to win - they were behind 17 to 18. There were two men on base and the batter hit a ball into the right field corner. In that league, the batter would have normally scored a home run which would make the score 20 to 18 in any other inning. Because it was the bottom of the 7th and the ball was not hit over the fence, even though the batter would normally easily score, is the batter credited with a home run making the final score 20 to 18? Or, is he only credited with a single, double or triple (the on-base runners were on 1st and 2nd) making the final score 19 to 18? We use SSUSA rules as our guide and only have a few local rules unique to our leagues. None modifying SSUSA scoring protocols. I'd appreciate any thoughts on this situation. Thank you. |
| Jan. 31, 2022 Dbax Men's 65 2100 posts | He’s credited with a single, double or whatever he reached. Not a home run. |
| Jan. 31, 2022 B.J. 1105 posts | I'm not a 100% sure on this and you never mentioned what bases the runners were on.. I would say the batter is credited with whatever it would take to score the trail runner.. so if it was runners on 1st and 2nd I would credit him with a triple ?? |
| Jan. 31, 2022 bringiton 201 posts | the score would 19 18 Dbax is right |
| Jan. 31, 2022 Dbax Men's 65 2100 posts | Why credit him with a triple if he stops at first? |
| Jan. 31, 2022 DaveDowell Men's 70 4312 posts | I will suggest that the Official Scorer should credit the batter with however many bases he had legally acquired at the moment the second runner scored run #19 ... That is when the game officially ends, assuming the batter/runner had already legally acquired first base ... One base = single; two bases = double and three bases = triple ... In no case should a home run be the scorer's decision ... |
| Jan. 31, 2022 Peoria Player 4 posts | I appreciate your comments on this situation. The runners were on 1st and 2nd. The batter did, in fact, circle the bases but I can say the defense had given up on the play when the second runner scored. The batter had acquired second base and was on his way to third when the winning run scored. From this, it seems the official scorer should award the batter a double and record the final score as 19 to 18. Makes sense. As a final question, does anyone know of an SSUSA contact responsible for scoring games? I'll pass this on to our volunteer scorer's coordinator. At the end of the day, we're just old guys having fun playing softball. |
| Jan. 31, 2022 AJC Men's 60 218 posts | Peoria, I would have final score of 19 - 18 in your scenario. As for the batter goes, i guess it would be scored as whatever bag he acquired when the second run scored. If the batter would have hit it over the fence, then he'd get credited with a homer and the final score would be 20 - 18. |
| Feb. 1, 2022 Webbie25 Men's 70 2414 posts | Awww, come on, guys. The guy circled the bases. It took a triple to force in the winning run. I give him a triple and I buy him the first pitcher of beer. 19-18. |
