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Originally Posted by kipgen
I'm confused on how it's still not a hit
Jacob Wilson hits it, runner is forced to advance, nobody catches it, they throw it out to second... is it because he didn't tag up? If he hit it, nobody catches it, and he ends up on base, how does that not count as a hit regardless of the force out?
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They called it a fielder's chocie. Just like if he hits a ground ball to the shortstop who flips to the 2nd baseman and gets the runner going to 2nd, but he beats out the double play and is safe at first. A fielder's choice is supposed to be when the fielder could have gotten the batter out with a normal play, but chose to get a different runner instead. In this case, the fielder could not have gotten Wilson out, so it should be a hit. I understand why they scored it a fielder's choice, since it was a force out at 2nd. But sometimes force outs can happen after the initial play was over (such as the batter safely reaching 1st). In those cases, the scorer should be able to award the hit.