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NFHS - Batter is out, Runners return... if the 3rd strike, Batter is out on Strikes and if umpires judges that the runner could have been thrown out he can get him too... if not runners return.. now if it's me umpiring I get the runner everytime if it's the 3rd strike

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Originally posted by TX-Ump74:
now if it's me umpiring I get the runner everytime if it's the 3rd strike

So, runner is 2 steps from 2B and you are going to call him out?

yep... how am I to know what the runner would have done if the ball was there?

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Originally posted by TX-Ump74:
yep... how am I to know what the runner would have done if the ball was there?

OK. 3-2 count. R1, 1 out. R1 steals 2B. Batter swings and ends up across HP. R1 is 2 steps from 2B (no chance to be retired by even Pudge Rodriguez) when F2 starts his throw and is interfered with.

You are going to end the inning on this? If so, expect a full explosion by the HC. This is not umpiring, it is just calling outs for the heck of it. It's pretty easy to tell if there was a chance for a runner to be retired or not. The judgment is if there is a chance for the runner to be retired on a normal play.