re: Question Related to LSU ULL Baseball Game

Found the answers to all of my questions regarding this play in the rule book.

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A.R. 3—If the runner is attempting to return to his original base after a fly ball that is caught and the ball is thrown out of play, the runner may retouch and the award is made from his original base.

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The appeals made under this section must take place before the next pitch, play or attempted play or before the pitcher and all infielders have left fair territory on their way to the dugout, if it is an inning-ending or game-ending appeal.

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I also found this which is interesting and probably applies to the catching incident at SELU:

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For the purpose of this rule, the act of fielding the ball or a faked or feinted throw is not considered a play; a “play” must be a legitimate attempt by a fielder to retire a runner.

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If the catcher rolling the ball is not considered a "throw," then the 2 bases from the time the throw was made rule does not apply.

You got it but most people think it's a fair ball b/c it hit the pitching rubber. I will dig up the book title.

That seems like that would be an interesting read.