str8up wrote:Runner at 3rd, no outs, batter takes ball 4 as the catcher gets the ball back to the pitcher quickly in the circle. My third base runner maintains her lead as the walked batter is about halfway to 1st the Ump calls my third base runner out for hesitation (no thanks to all the other umpires in the stands...lol).
If I'm not mistaken the base runner/s don't have to make a decision untill the walked batter reaches 1st. (with 1st base open)
Spazsdad wrote:Correct call. Once the pitcher has the ball in the circle the LBR is in effect
ps there is no hesitation rule
In this situation the LBR does not go into effect until the batter reaches first base on the ball four award and F1 has the ball in the circle.
NCAA 12.21 LOOK-BACK RULE
12.21.1 The look-back rule is in effect when the ball is live, the batter-runner has touched first base, the are one or more runners, and the pitcher has possession (e.g., has the ball in her hand or glove, under arm or chin, between her legs) and control of the ball within the pitcher’s circle. The pitcher is considered to be in the circle when both her feet are within the circle or on the lines.
NFHS Rule 8 SECTION 7 ART 1
The look-back rule will be in effect when the ball is live, the batter-runner has reached first base or has been declared out, and the pitcher has possession of the ball within the pitcher’s circle.
I have not done any rec ball this year and those rules books are still hiding so I cannot commit to their wording, but I know they are similar.