ron2691 wrote:I saw this at PGF 16u Championship game. On ball 4, pitch hits catcher`s shin guard and goes over backstop. After discussion, batter was given 1st only, since wild pitch occured after ball 4, shouldn`t the batter been awarded 2nd on ball out of play?
Actually, the wild pitch occurred when the pitcher released the ball; you just didn't know it was wild until it failed to travel as expected.
Just as (with very few exceptions, all based on an intentional act) awards on thrown balls are based on the time of the throw, not what happens during or after the throw; and awards on batted balls are based on the time of the pitch, not what happens during or after the pitch. Dead ball awards do not piggyback on the result of play. The same with a pitched ball; one base from the time of the pitch (batter was in batter's box).