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To: longnshort who wrote (24776)	2/4/2009 4:20:01 PM
From: Bill	Respond to of 91316

The play would be to 1st base. Runner called out for being out of base path. Runner on 3rd advances at his own risk.

To: longnshort who wrote (24776)	2/4/2009 4:23:16 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 91316

In LL you can overrun first base on a walk. You can't do that in the pros. Not sure about HS and college, but it sounds like you can from your question. The exception, which is true of any runner reaching first, is that while you can turn toward second base in fair territory (some coaches erroneously say you have to always turn into foul territory), you can't make an effort, even for a second, as if you are going to try for second base. So when you say "arch all the way to the right fielder" it seems like your friend is trying to induce a throw over there on the assumption the other team assumes the base was illegally overrun (and the runner on third would steal home on the throw). If the ump rules that the intent was to deceive, regardless of the rule, he could call the batter out and force the runner back to third. What's been the usual result? A similar, "safer" play (i.e. clearly a trick and not an attempt to bend the rules) is for the kid to touch first and then sprint to second, fall down, and induce the throw to first, whereupon he gets up and continues to second as the run scores. - Jeff