Definition of “AN ATTEMPTED PLAY”

After the ball is hit into fair territory, THERE ARE NO DEAD BALL CIRCLES WHICH WILL END THE PLAY.   THE DEFENSE MUST MAKE A PLAY OR AN ATTEMPTED PLAY TO END THE PLAY.

ANY play in which an out is produced, the play is live and other runners can advance at their own risk.

DEFINED: An attempted play is any play made by the defense on a ball which was batted in fair ground, either by:

1.  Running at a player while in control of the ball,

2.  Or throwing the ball in the proximity of a base which a

base runner is trying to occupy,

Provided:

1.  The runner has not, in the Umpire’s judgment, made an

aggressive turn toward the next base (see definition

below).

2.  The Play DOES NOT produce an out.

If the base runner has not made the aggressive move (see Definition Below) past the base, or an out has not been recorded, then the play will be called dead.  All base runners will advance to the next base if they have in the Umpire’s judgment made an aggressive turn toward the next base (see definition below).

An Aggressive Move Defined:

An aggressive move will be defined as a move by the base runner that appears as though his intent was to go to the next base regardless of the defensive players throw. He/she is not merely advancing on the throw.   In all cases, the base runner will be in the proximity of the base area cut outs (or in the case of soft ball were the base area cut outs would be) and heading toward the next base.