Out Of My Debth

Yes, in all rule sets.
There was no force out-- the play on R2 is an appeal, so this is a time play.
Rule citations

As 3finger says, it is not a force, it is a live ball appeal and as such is a time play. Look in 2.00 at force and you will see why this is not one.

Thanks for the responses. I could not get a download of the NCAA rules and my FED rule book had me confused:

"A run is not scored if the runner advances to home plate during action in which the third out is made as follows:

d. when a third out is declared during a play in which an umpire observed a base-running infraction resulting in a force-out (this out takes precedence if enforcement of it would negate a score)"

Since there was no tag required on R2 returning to the base after leaving and no appeal was made it seemed like a infraction resulting in a force-out.

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Since there was no tag required on R2 returning to the base after leaving and no appeal was made it seemed like a infraction resulting in a force-out.

After R2 left early, the defense made a valid appeal by throwing the ball to second base and touching the bag. As MST says, this is a live ball appeal.


NCAA baseball rules

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Originally posted by 3rdgenerationnation:

Since there was no tag required on R2 returning to the base after leaving and no appeal was made it seemed like a infraction resulting in a force-out.

This is a very common misconception. If you revisit the definition of a force play, you will see that it is impossible for a force play to occur at 1st base.