Reply To: Is batter/runner protected past 1B after a base on balls according to NFHS rules

    tzemaitis
    Participant
    The runner who got HBP and sprinted down to 1st is in a dead ball situation for the HBP.  The umpire should not put the ball back in play until after he’s re-touched first so it would be impossible to call him out over running 1st in this situation.