Amateur Baseball Player Makes Ingenious Play To Avoid Potential Double Play

You ne'er cognize what you mightiness spot connected a baseball field. 

Duluth Huskies 3rd baseman Ethan Surowiec fielded a groundball, arsenic a baserunner, during nan team’s 5-4 triumph complete nan La Crosse Loggers connected Tuesday astatine Wade Stadium successful Duluth, Minnesota. 

The bases were loaded successful nan bottommost of nan inning pinch 1 out, and nan Huskies were up to bat. Surowiec was nan runner connected 2nd guidelines erstwhile a crushed shot was deed to Loggers shortstop Mikey Ryan III. 

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Northwest Rankin Cougars baserunner gets caught successful a rundown pinch Gulfport Admirals' Ethan Surowiec (11) tagging him retired earlier he reached first guidelines during nan crippled astatine Northwest Rankin successful Flowood, Miss., connected Thursday, May 2, 2024. Northwest Rankin hit Gulfport 7-2. (IMAGN)

After nan shot was hit, Surowiec took a mates of steps to his correct and fielded nan shot himself, for illustration a shortstop, alternatively of letting it done to nan existent shortstop, Ryan, to debar a imaginable double-play. 

"Oh my goodness, I person ne'er seen that connected a shot field," nan announcer said. 

"Ethan Surowiec picked up nan shot (and) purposefully gave himself up."

The umpires deemed nan play a "fielder’s prime 6," which allowed for nan bases to stay loaded. The runner connected 3rd guidelines remained, while nan runner connected first guidelines precocious to 2nd base, and nan batter went to first base.

Surowiec’s quick-thinking gave nan Huskies a chance to capitalize, arsenic giving himself up allowed nan inning to continue. 

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Gulfport pitcher Ethan Surowiec (11) winds nan shot during nan MHSAA people 6A shot championships against Gulfport astatine Trustmark Park successful Pearl, Mississipi, connected Thursday, June 1, 2023. (IMAGN)

However, according to nan Baseball Rules Academy, nan umpires sewage nan telephone wrong. Rule 6.01(a)(6) states that some Surowiec and nan batter should person been ruled out. 

"If, successful nan judgement of nan umpire, a baserunner willfully and deliberately interferes pinch a batted shot aliases a fielder in nan enactment of fielding a batted shot pinch nan evident intent to break up a double play, nan shot is dead. The umpire shall telephone nan runner retired for interference and besides telephone out the batter-runner because of nan action of his teammate. In nary arena whitethorn bases beryllium tally aliases runs scored because of such action by a runner," nan norm states, accordiong to nan Baseball Rules Academy. 

If nan umpires had enforced nan norm according to what nan Baseball Rules Academy stated, some Surowiec and nan batter would person been called retired to extremity nan inning.

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Gulfport's Ethan Surowiec (11) warms up during nan MHSAA people 6A shot championships astatine Trustmark Park successful Pearl, Mississippi, connected Thursday, June 1, 2023. (IMAGN)

Surowiec’s seemingly ingenious play would person resulted successful nan aforesaid result he was trying to prevent: an inning-ending double play. His deliberate play to interfere pinch nan shot ended up arsenic a moot point, arsenic designated hitter Paul Gutierrez Contreras past deed a flyout to correct section and stranded nan 3 runners. 

The Huskies improved to 3-1 pinch nan win, and they beryllium atop nan Great Plans East section successful nan Northwoods League, while nan Loggers fell to 2-2 pinch nan loss. 

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