Runner hit by pitch.

Rule 6.05(n) in the MLB Rule Book states that a batter is out if "With two out, a runner on third base, and two strikes on the batter, the runner attempts to steal home on a legal pitch and the ball touches the runner in the strike zone. The umpire shall call "Strike Three," the batter is out and the run shall not count; before two are out, the umpire shall call "Strike Three," the ball is dead and the run counts.

What would the NFHS ruling on this be?

I realize this is taking this to an extreme, but here is goes. What if the batter is very tall, and the runner stealing home is very short? Ball hitting the short runner just above the knee could be below the knee on the tall batter. Therefore out of the strike zone for the batter and runner is safe?
I have coached youth teams where there is a foot of height difference from tallest to shortest, so this scenario is not totally out of left field.

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Originally posted by MNFroshdad:
I realize this is taking this to an extreme, but here is goes. What if the batter is very tall, and the runner stealing home is very short? Ball hitting the short runner just above the knee could be below the knee on the tall batter. Therefore out of the strike zone for the batter and runner is safe?
I have coached youth teams where there is a foot of height difference from tallest to shortest, so this scenario is not totally out of left field.

Unless the pitch is strike three for the 3rd out (inning over, R3 does not score), the pitch counts, the ball is dead, R3 scores and all other runners move up one base.

Dash has it. If it is not strike three for three outs, kill it, score the run, award a base to any other runners. Strike three for the third out equals no run. No matter you have a coach coming to see you.

To eastbaseball7: sorry, I know I'm new here, but I assumed since this website is called 'highschool baseball web' that we would be getting interpertations based on HS rules, not MLB.

To MNFroshdad: yes, there are frequently large hight differentials in youth baseball, but that's not part of the equation here. Let's assume the players were both of similar stature.

To dash_riprock: you obviously didn't read the scenario very closely...the count was 1-2 and there were 2 outs.

For the record, my call was "Strike three, dead ball". Inning over, no run.

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Originally posted by DECK:
To eastbaseball7: sorry, I know I'm new here, but I assumed since this website is called 'highschool baseball web' that we would be getting interpertations based on HS rules, not MLB.

To MNFroshdad: yes, there are frequently large hight differentials in youth baseball, but that's not part of the equation here. Let's assume the players were both of similar stature.

To dash_riprock: you obviously didn't read the scenario very closely...the count was 1-2 and there were 2 outs.

For the record, my call was "Strike three, dead ball". Inning over, no run.

Deck,
welcome to the HSBBW.....so a couple of things....yes when you post here you usually can expect that the Umpiring crew here will respond first with NFHS rulings....yet once we get to summer, the majority of the questions come from Youth OBR based leagues so we have to adapt.

Thats not a problem as most of us here are experienced with NFHS/OBR/NCAA rulesets....

Mnfroshdad posted an additional question to yours...and you find that we have to handle those mid thread as well......we dont only have to answer rules questions, but procedural ones as well...

If you will also notice Dash was responding to the alternate question from MNFroshdad, not your scenario, (notice the quote of the question)....you can learn a lot from Dash, but you have to read closely....

Good call by you on the play....

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Originally posted by DECK:

For the record, my call was "Strike three, dead ball". Inning over, no run.

For your future record, you might want to lose the "dead ball" call.

I thought I owed the catcher the courtesy of letting him know he could stop chasing the ball as it was rolling toward the first base dugout. It was 90 degrees, and we were both sweat-soaked rag-dolls.

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Originally posted by DECK:
I thought I owed the catcher the courtesy of letting him know he could stop chasing the ball as it was rolling toward the first base dugout. It was 90 degrees, and we were both sweat-soaked rag-dolls.

You do that by calling "Time."

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Originally posted by DECK:

For the record, my call was "Strike three, dead ball".

Did the ball have any survivors? A widow? Was there a respectful ceremony?

(Didn't want you to miss out on the proschool experience)

"Time!" is the appropriate call.



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Originally posted by Jimmy03:

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Originally posted by DECK:

For the record, my call was "Strike three, dead ball".

Did the ball have any survivors? A widow? Was there a respectful ceremony?

(Didn't want you to miss out on the proschool experience)

"Time!" is the appropriate call.



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I'll grab the shoebox.

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Originally posted by Jimmy03:

Did the ball have any survivors? A widow? Was there a respectful ceremony?

(Didn't want you to miss out on the proschool experience)

"Time!" is the appropriate call.

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This takes me back to FL every time I hear it
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