Reply to "Baseline Question"

piaa_ump5,000+ posts

You cant call him out for this......

You had your first encounter with the play called "skunk in the outfield". It is perfectly legal.

The base runner establishes the baseline and it then must be direct from that point to the next base..

The play has been around for years, but lately it seems to have a resurgence in popularity and it catches a number of young umpires....

NFHS rule 8-4-2a- when a play is being made on a runner, he establishes his base path as a direct line between his position and his base

Authoritative opinion is from Evans and the BRD>

"The base runner creates his own base path and this is what shall establish the direct line which he must comply with. The direct line is a line which originates from the runners starting point and progresses directly to the base. Do not consider the line connecting the centers of the bases as the direct line unless the runner is originating from the base"

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