BALK/HR

This happened to my son. Not a HR but a hit.
A guy on second and he checked the runnertwice and came forward. The UMP said he balked which I have a tape showing otherwise. Came to a complete stop before delivering the pitch. Ump calls balk the pitch was delivered but not at full force and the batter swung hitting the ball just over the 1B man. Everyone stood there while the batter ran to 1st. It was called a hit and he was safe. A good lesson for my son.

Pologreen,

just hope this was not a NFHS game as a balk is an immediate dead ball....no choice..enforce the balk....

OBR and NCAA is delayed ball

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Originally posted by POLOGREEN:
I had a good one the other day; situation was runner on 2nd, pitcher comes to a set position and starts his delivery stops and starts again HP umpire ansd I (BU) call BALk pitcher delivers the ball, hitter hits a Home Run. We (the umpires watch him round the bases adn touch each one. As he does the defensive coach starts yelling that was a balk, I call the home plate ump over and tell him we have a delayed dead ball and have to ask the offensive coach if he wants the balk or home run, he took the HR . BIG DISCUSSION, we called two run homer.

Errrr, just for future reference, the offensive coach NEVER has a choice on a balk. If the batter and all other runners do not advance at least one base on the play, the balk MUST be enforced, no exceptions.

Very correct, no choices for the offense on a balk.

Picture: OBR.

Bottom of the last. Bases juiced, 1 out. Tying run is R2, 3-2 count on B8, he's 0-3 w/3k's.
Fire baller on the mound been shutting em down all night. 2-0 score.

F1 doesn't stop, "thats a balk" you point, too late, F1 lets up a bit but delivers. Waist high fastball right down the shoot.

Batter crushes a 405' shot to 410' fence in RC.
Runners are tagging.

F8 runs it down, lays out and makes a "da da dunt" catch.

No one can hear nor see you flailing about, as you signal and holler "time, that's a balk".

R3 score, R2 slides into HP on a perfect F8, F4, F3, F2 relay. Finally, all is quiet, and the eyes are upon you, "time, that's a balk, you back to 3rd, you 2nd, batter back to the plate, no pitch.
3-2.
Next pitch, at the knees on the corner, K/called.

It didn't happen, that I know of, just one of my recuring nightmares.

But if it does, I'm tackling somebody...

Umpires ever wonder why? Do your best to kill a balk. You FED guys got it made, well, at least easier ;')

jjk,
I'm not 100 percent positive on this, but logically, since the batter hit the ball, I still have him out, and I also have R2 out at the plate because he went "at his own peril" (if you mean by "perfect" that he was thrown out at the plate). But that is just me, I use OBR, if I'm wrong, please show me how since I would like to know, thanks guys.

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Originally posted by johntaine21:
jjk,
I'm not 100 percent positive on this, but logically, since the batter hit the ball, I still have him out, and I also have R2 out at the plate because he went "at his own peril" (if you mean by "perfect" that he was thrown out at the plate). But that is just me, I use OBR, if I'm wrong, please show me how since I would like to know, thanks guys.

In OBR it's a delayed dead ball. If all runners advance a base and the BR makes first then the balk is ignored. In your case John kill the ball call the balk and bring the batter back. In Fed it's imediate dead and enforce the balk. Either way in any code there wer be no outs on this play.

Correct, if the balk is enforced, then the pitch never happened, so the batter cannot be out. Put him back in the box with the previous count.