ASA RULE REVIEW

RUN SCORING ON THIRD OUT

A run will not score if the third out of the inning is a putout at first base (batter-runner) or at another base if a preceding runner is forced because of the batter becoming a batter-runner.

Missed bases could result in a force out.

Example: If the runner from first base missed second base on a base hit and that was the third out of the inning when properly appealed, any run(s) scored would not count.

An appeal play on a runner leaving a base too soon on a caught fly ball is considered a time play and not a force. If the appeal results in the third out, any runner(s) preceding the appealed runner would score if they crossed home plate prior to the out.

Source: ASA - Official Rules of Softball - 1999 Point of Emphasis #35 — Last Update: September 19, 2001

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