R1 on 2b, R2 on 1b, 2 outs. B1 hits ball over the fence- Home run. Then throws bat intentionally ( a little too exuberant) towards opponents bench and is immediately ejected. My questions: What runner advances are awarded, and how is this scored? In our situation the ump called it a timing play, gave all 3 runs and ended the inning. I don't know if this was correct. If the batter was not called out - 3 runs, why should the inning be over?
The ejection does not negate the homerun or other runners advancing as the ejection is not enforced until after the batter has touched the bases. Was the inning ended possibly because that made 5 total runs for the inning?
The home run stands and counts toward the total number allowed for that division. For an over the fence home run in senior ball it’s hit and sit. Three runs score.
Since the batter was ejected the team would have to put in a sub for that spot. If they don’t have a sub then the spot in the order is an out the next time it comes up. The second time and any subsequent times that spot comes up it’s skipped over.
stick8 ... Following an ejection, there is no batting order penalty of an out if they have a sub to replace the ejected player ... Without an available sub, it's an out every time that spot in the order comes around ...
No runs had scored prior to the homerun, batter had not left the box when ejected. My thought was that the inning should have continued, with or without a sub as it was not relevant until the team played defense or he came to bat again. I also felt that they did not have to sub on defense as I am not aware of a penalty for a team playing short handed. Ruling at the time was that no sub was available so ejection resulted in an out.
Hi curty ... If you're "playing with kids your (our) own age", the team may play with 10 defensive players, one less than your normal 11-man configuration ... If you drop to two-down, the game ends via forfeit ...
Absent some other behavior, like intentionally running over a defender in an interference call, there is no automatic out for being ejected ... An out would be imposed only on offense in the event there was no substitute available to fill the slot in the batting order during the next at-bat ... There is no justification for imposing an out for playing one man down on defense ... Curious call to say the least ...
Yes DD, that was my point. However, Offensive team was ahead by 7 after this and darkness was approaching, so in the interest of game completion, we discontinued the discussion! Thanks all for the input.
