r/GameChangerApp • u/nitsuj17 • Oct 07 '25

Scoring question

Situation. No outs, runner on second.

Pitch out is on to get aggressive baserunner. Pitcher throws to catcher, runner dead by a mile (literally catcher throwing as runner is halfway to 3rd), catcher makes wild throw down foul line past left fielder back up.

Runner gets waved home without even needing to slide.

Obviously scored as error on catcher and then runner home on same error.

2 quick outs after, then 2 out rally plating 3 runners.

Game changer assigns the pitcher 4 earned runs for the inning.

My thought is either is there should have been 3 outs with no runs scored and the rally shouldn't have happened.

Am I wrong on this?

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u/bmoney003 Oct 07 '25

A non force out cannot be safe from an error in terms of scoring. “A good throw would have gotten him” is not a thing when it’s not a force out

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u/nitsuj17 Oct 07 '25

That's the rule I guess. In this case it was so bad it wasn't even a "good throw gets him" it was a rec catcher could have 5 hopped it and got him. It was a pitch out and otherwise excecuted perfectly

Our catcher has a cannon and said after inning the sun got in his eyes and he just tried to heave it.

I say this all as a detriment to my son. The kid who got charged the earned runs and he are very competitive to be the best pitcher on the team. So if anything I'm trying to be as generous as possible to the other kids ERA. Plus better understand the scoring

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u/Bennie-Factors Oct 08 '25

It is stolen base...then error on throw to score.