How do you score it?

Okay score keepers.

How do you score a girl that gets called out for leaving the base early?
What about one that gets called for the lookback rule? Is it the same?

Had the first one happen in a game last week and the score keeper asked me how to score it. I had no idea so we scored it as a put out by the pitcher.

 

caught stealing?

 

By who?

Caught stealing by who? Don't you have to give someone the put out? Isn't caught stealing credited to the girl covering the base with an assist from the catcher?

 

I'm certainly not sure about this one but in a lot of grey areas you give the put out to the catcher. If it were a CS then this would apply. I have scored it this way in the past.

 

I usually give the out to the nearest fielder​

 

But...

Thanks Stingray but there is nothing (unless I missed it) in there about the runner leaving the base before the pitch...

 

I think giving the pitcher credit is the best call. Especially if you consider that by drastically slowing her usual release she could trick an aggressive runner off the bag early.

 

After further research I found a rule that says credit the nearest fielder.

http://pdfoxy.com/13743-the-official-ncaa-baseball-and-softball-scorebook-pdf.html

 

No Wonder The Game Is So Complicated--LOL

Defense: Putouts
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Credited to a fielder
a - who catches a fly ball or line drive (fair or foul),
b - who tags out a runner, or
c - who tags the base and forces out the runner,​

Credited to the catcher
a - when the batter is called out for an illegally batted ball,
b - when she legally catches a third strike,
c - when a batter is out on a third strike foul bunt,
d - when a batter is out for being touched by her own batted ball,
e - when the batter is called out for interfering with the catcher,
f - when the batter is called out for batting out of order,
g - when the batter is called out for not touching first base after a base on balls,
h - when the runner is called out for not completing her advance to home plate for the wlnnmg run,
i - when the batter-baserunner runs backwards in the first baseline to avoid a tag,
j - when the batter interfers with the catcher,
k - when the batter refuses to touch first base after receiveng a base on balls,
l - when a runner refuses to advance from third to home and she is the deciding run, or
m - when she steps on home plate with the ball in her possession after a dropped third strike with bases loaded,​

Credited to the nearest fielder
a - when a batter is out on an infield fly which is not caught (fielder nearest the ball),​

b - when a runner is out for being hit by a fairly batted ball,

c - when a runner is called out for being out of the baseline to avoid a tag (fielder attempting to make the tag),
d - when a runner is out for passing another runner (fielder nearest to where the runner was passed),
e - when a runner is out for running the bases in reverse order (fielder covering the base the runner left when reversing),
f - when a runner is out for interfering with a fielder attempting to make a throw (fielder who was to receive the throw/fielder gets an assist), or
g - when a batter is also out because of a preceding runner interfering with a fielder (whoever was to receive the throw at first base; if the fielder was throwing, fielder gets an assist).​

Let's just play ball !! Reminds me of all the paperwork for a closing on a house !!

 

I think the nearest fielder is the appropriate player to recieve credit for the putout.