Since it's a little slow in the summer, let me pose a question and lengthy comment on experience at the CWS.
California tie breaker which is used in tournament ball in extra innings if there is a tie. I've seen different iterations of this over the years. The most common is, last out is placed at second base to start the following inning (to facilitate a run scoring). I've seen other iterations that go as far as loading the bases with the last three batters from the previous inning, but let's assume runner at second to start the inning for this question.
Leadoff sacrifices runner to third, one out. Next batter hits a sacrifice fly. Next batter is K. Do you score this run earned?
How about this situation, which actually happened to my son in a CWS tournament in Omaha a few years ago. He enters the game to pitch in extra innings with obligatory runner at second. First pitch is fastball in the zone, batter pulls back and pitch is called strike, Catcher wiffs on it for a PB. Ball hits the very close backstop and bounces cleanly back to catcher who throws it into left field in attempt to get runner advancing to third. Runner scores, end of game.
I scored a loss and an unearned run, based on a PB and E, since we really didn't get to what would've happened if the inning continued. I also scored one strike in one pitch thrown. I scored zero IP for our stats but counted him as donating 1 IP per tournament rules of 1 pitch constitutes one IP rule, with tournament inning limit.
As my posts are long, I'll go on to say the next night we left the CWS early per our team's curfew only to find that our car was blocked in somebody's backyard. I think I paid $20 to park there (right across from the old park). We stood around and waited until Oregon St. dog piled before our car was let out and missed curfew by 45 minutes. Everyone else on our team was inside the park and got to see it, so they were 60 minutes late. I wish I'd waited...
I'm glad they moved the CWS to someplace with a parking lot as that old park was a poor excuse for people in that neighborhood to rape the out of towners.
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