Yeah they won’t win it imo because of their options past him are not great. But we wouldn’t get the benefit of playing them again the 2nd game. Tough to climb out of that losers bracket.
Baseball rules question: in the 10th inning yesterday, Clemson seemingly had won with a run scored. Review found that there had been a double play (runner to 1st was out), but it did not involve the runner. Why did that matter if the guy on third had already scored? Am I misunderstanding something?
If the batter is the third out in the inning, he has to reach first base safely (but then can be thrown out after rounding the bag or trying for a double, etc. and the run can count depending on which happens first), or no runs can score
Explained differently, if the third out is caught in the air, a force out at first base, or a tag between home and first, no runs can score (or obviously a caught strikeout, or uncommon stuff like the batter running outside the baselines on the way to first). Once none of those are possible, any runs scored before the third out is recorded count. In the case of a 3-6 double play, where the first baseman steps on the bag and then throws to second for a tag, the run would count if the runner touches home before the tag (95% on this), so order matters.
So this is why one tends to throw to second and then first, as it might make a difference in preventing someone scoring form third?
Main reason is probably that it's two force plays, which makes it faster/more reliable than having to execute a tag, but it also makes sense to have the batter be the third out if possible
This is probably ideal if you need to make the first out of the double play at first since the runner going to second could stop and initiate a rundown allowing the run to score: https://www.mlb.com/video/santana-turns-a-3-2-double-play-c1738839783
If the third out is a force (i.e. someone was required by the rules to go to a certain base, and they did not make it there before being put out), any runs scored don’t matter. If the third out is not a force (e.g. tag someone trying to go for an extra base), it goes with whatever happened first, the score or the out.
My goodness Clemson getting every call on the field this weekend (fortunately replay overturned a couple yesterday). Brutal right there for Charlotte, even if it’s not an awful call, it wasn’t automatic either.
I kinda hated it, not because it was wrong, but because it kinda just happened, the guy wasn’t trying to interfere
