Baseball Rules: Dead Ball & Batter Awarded Base - Firstbase.com

Question
Runner on firstbase. Line drive hits umpire (behind pitchers mound. Does ball become dead and batter awarded
firstbase?

Answer
First off I would like to apologize for my tardiness in answering your question. There have been a lot of new issues with my little league and I have been flooded with e-mail and I just must have overlooked yours.

In that situation the ball does become dead, the batter given first base and credited with a single, and the runner moves to second base.

Feel free to give me a "1" in response time!!!

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