Here is the scenario. Rec 7/8 softball, runners on 1st and 2nd. Hitter comes up and drives one to outfield. Runner on second scores. Runner on first halts at second, and eventually heads to third. batter is running from the crack of the bat, and ends up catching the runner.
At at one point, the runner who started on first and the batter are both touching third, but I don't think they ever passed each other. Meanwhile, the ball was still being thrown in, and the 2 runners continued to home to score.
the umpires called the runner out, stating that when they were both touching third that this was the same as one runner being passed.
i can't say I know the rule for certain, but I wouldn't think an out would be called here. Not that it would matter in this scenario, but if a runner would be called out, would it not be the batter?