[bballer2]

Batting out of order question ????????

This is the situation = Team A bats in the first inning. The fourth batter in the lineup comes up to bat in the third spot and proceeds to make the final out of the inning. The next inning, the same batter that made the final out of the first inning leads off the second inning. How can this happen ????? The coach tried to question this but was told it was the right ruling to let the same batter lead off that was the final out of the first inning ???? If anyone could explain it would be MUCH appreciated.

"When an improper batter becomes a runner or is put out, and a pitch is made to the next batter of either team BEFORE AND APPEAL IS MADE, the improper batter becomes the proper batter, and the results of such time at bat become legal".

"When an improper batter becomes a batter because no appeal is made before the next pitch, the next batter shall be the batter whose name follows that of such legalized improper batter. The instant an improper batter's actions are legalized, the batting order picks up with the batter following that odf the legalized improper batter".

So - it depends on how this happened. If it was caught immediately, the proper call was made. If it was not caught until they came to bat the next inning, the call was wrong.