Baseball Instruction/Fielder's Choice vs. Hit

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Expert: - 10/4/2010


Question
Man on 1st and batter hits fly to right field.  Man on first
waits to see if ball gets caught but it drops in.  Batter
makes it safely to first but fielder picks up the ball and
throws to second for force out. Right fielder would not have
been able to get batter going to first.  Is this a FC or
Hit?? If a hit would runner get an error?

Thanks,

Tim

Answer
Tim,

Runners cannot receive an error.  The question would be whether the fielder gets an error (for letting the ball drop) or if the official scorer would rule this a Fielder's Choice.  If there was no error on the outfielder, this would be a Fielder's Choice.

I hope this has helped.

-Martin Hoover

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Questions regarding the Rules and Regulations of Little League Baseball and Softball. Questions regarding the history and organization of Little League Baseball at local, state, regional, and international levels. Advise regarding certain operational procedures and recommendations to Local League representatives.

Experience

Volunteer Little League Umpire since 2000; 2003 Little League, Junior League, Senior League and Big League Softball European Regional Umpire; 2005 Little League Softball Western Regional Umpire; Member- Hesperia National(Hesperia, CA) Little League Board of Directors(2003-2004); President- Hesperia National Little League Board of Directors(2005-Present); 2007 Junior Softball Western Regional Umpire

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Little League Baseball, Inc is the main operational center. I fall under Little League Western Region, and California District 49. I currently serve as President of the Hesperia National Little League Board of Directors.

Education/Credentials
Western Regional Junior Umpire School(2000)(Named Outstanding Junior Umpire of the Western Region Area); Instructor - Little League Baseball Western Regional Outreach Clinics

Awards and Honors
Outstanding Junior Umpire of the Western Regional Area(2000)

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