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for the girls · Apr 27, 2009 at 2:09 PM

so my question is.....sac bunt.....player lays down the bunt....fielder makes error on the play, batter reaches first. How should that be scored? Seen it twice this year where it's an at bat.....reach first on error....goes against the batting average.

pride08 · Apr 27, 2009 at 2:30 PM

Should Still Be a Sac Bunt

for the girls said: ↑

so my question is.....sac bunt.....player lays down the bunt....fielder makes error on the play, batter reaches first. How should that be scored? Seen it twice this year where it's an at bat.....reach first on error....goes against the batting average.
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My understanding on this is that the batter still gets credit for the sac bunt and does not get charged for an at bat.

catcherdad22 · Apr 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM

This will answer your question.

http://www.ehow.com/how_9736_calculate-base-percentage.html
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Stingray12 · Apr 28, 2009

for the girls said: ↑

so my question is.....sac bunt.....player lays down the bunt....fielder makes error on the play, batter reaches first. How should that be scored? Seen it twice this year where it's an at bat.....reach first on error....goes against the batting average.
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From the ATEC Softball Scoring Manual:

Score a sacrifice bunt
1. when with less than two outs, a batter advances one or more runners by bunting (include slap or slug bunting and running slaps), and is called out at first base or would have been out had no error occurred,
2. when with less than two outs, the defense, without error, fails to get the lead out on any type of bunt (sacrifice, slap/slug, running slap),
a - if any lead out is made on a runner trying to advance one base, prior to the runner reaching the base, no sacrifice is scored (fielder's choice), and
b - if the batter is obviously bunting for a hit in a situation where a sacrifice is normally not used (offensive team is way ahead), do not credit a sacrifice, credit a time at bat, and always give the batter the benefit of the doubt,
3. when the lead runner moves safely on a sacrifice bunt, but a rear runner is out,
4. when with runners on first and third, the pitcher fields a bunt, looks, holds the runner at third base, then gets the out at first base, and runner on first base moves safely to second base.

Do not credit a sacrifice bunt
1. when a moved runner on a bunt would have been out but for a good throw that was dropped,
2. if a batter dodges a pitch and inadvertently taps the ball into fair territory, moves a runner and is out or would have been out had no error occurred. (No sacrifice intent was there.)
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So, what you want to do is print this off, or go to http://nfca.org.ismmedia.com/ISM2/MultimediaManager/ATEC.pdf and print it off, go to the scorekeeper, roll-up the paper nice and tight, and then poke him in the eye with it.

Just kidding. The scorekeeper is probably someone that was talked into volunteering and doesn't understand all of the ins and outs about softball scorekeeping and is in need of some continuing education. The down side of this is that you might be ask to become the scorekeeper.

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