Intentional Walk on team with only 8 players......

[Izzy's Dad]

ASA 14U tournament. Team has 8 players. Team has runner on 3rd (tie runner) with 2 outs and #8 batter comes to plate. Opposing team intentionally walks the batter to force the next out. Whats the rule?

[Comp]

The vacant 9th batter would be an automatic out. 3rd out of inning, that 1/2 of inning over as soon as the 8th batter touches 1st base and all action has ceased.

[Bretman]

Some sanctioning bodies may prohibit walking a batter to reach the vacant spot in the batting order- but ASA is not one of them!

[GIMNEPIWO]

That may be the rule, but the correct call is for the Coach to send the runner on third prior to the 8th batter reaching first base ...

[Izzy's Dad]

That may be the rule, but the correct call is for the Coach to send the runner on third prior to the 8th batter reaching first base ...

He DID do that. But, we got her out at the plate So, next inning, he had to start with one out He was already mad that I called for the walk, but he about had a stroke when we got his runner out.

[GIMNEPIWO]

That may be the rule, but the correct call is for the Coach to send the runner on third prior to the 8th batter reaching first base ...

He DID do that. But, we got her out at the plate So, next inning, he had to start with one out He was already mad that I called for the walk, but he about had a stroke when we got his runner out.

ER...uh .... WHAT ?

[Izzy's Dad]

That may be the rule, but the correct call is for the Coach to send the runner on third prior to the 8th batter reaching first base ...

He DID do that. But, we got her out at the plate So, next inning, he had to start with one out He was already mad that I called for the walk, but he about had a stroke when we got his runner out.

ER...uh .... WHAT ?

I called for the walk. As the batter headed to first, they sent their runner from third, who we got out at the plate (3rd out). Their non-existant 9th batter never came up in the line-up. So, next inning, when they came up to bat, they were at 9th batter. Automatic out.

[Izzy's Dad]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention - I was the opposing team

[MTR]

I called for the walk. As the batter headed to first, they sent their runner from third, who we got out at the plate (3rd out). Their non-existant 9th batter never came up in the line-up. So, next inning, when they came up to bat, they were at 9th batter. Automatic out.

There is a widespread misconception that there is some secret way of beating the automatic out until they try and it backfires on them like it did above.

This is usually when the team changes their view and whines about how unfair it is to apply a reduced penalty for not having enough players.

[Izzy's Dad]

There is a widespread misconception that there is some secret way of beating the automatic out until they try and it backfires on them like it did above.

This is usually when the team changes their view and whines about how unfair it is to apply a reduced penalty for not having enough players.[/quote]

That was the semi-finals. They had 9 all day, until that game. They had a girl who had to leave for a birthday party We won, and went to the championship. I have had 12 girls at every game and tournament this fall. I like everyone to play if possible, so I use the DP/Flex, courtesy runner, and pinch runner. It's hard, but I make it work.