About Ed Spindler Expertise Baseball rules and interpretations of plays and what is and should be the correct call.
Experience I have umpired at all college levels for 20 years. I have umpired high school baseball in Iowa for 24 years, working 15 state tournament finals(mostly large school classifications).
Organizations IHSBCA (Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association)
Publications none
Education/Credentials I was(now retired)a high school history teacher for 15 years. I was also the athletic director. I officiated all the major sports other than baseball as well.
Awards and Honors Umpire of the year in Iowa 1991. District umpire of the year 3 times.
Question player on first with 2 outs and batter hit ball in the gap, Player on first scores the winning run before hitter touched third but is clearly a triple.....is that counted as a triple to complete the cycle?
Answer yup...
it's a triple because the runner was on 1st base...if he would have been on 2nd base and the ball would no doubt have been a triple he is out of luck...he would be awarded a double...
batter is credited with the number of bases it took to score the runner...in this case 3 bases...
the only exception is a homerun...then ALL runs are counted
