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Hi,

Is a ground rule double classified as an extra base hit?  I lost my streak on SFTC because they don't think so.

Thanks,
Jeff

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Jeff,

Clearly, a ground rule double is scored as a double and is an extra base hit.  Not sure how they could take that against you.

Maybe there was a scoring change later that changed it to a single or an error?  Not sure how this would have happened but you never know.

Hope this helps!

Brian

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