Expert Analysis
Rule of the Week: Runner’s Lane
Topics: Batter, Blog, NCAA, NFHS, Runners
Runner’s Lane The purpose of the three-foot wide lane (aka 45’ lane) along the last half of the distance between home and first base in foul territory is widely misunderstood. It only applies when the ball is being thrown to first base from the area of the plate (roughly from behind the runner), and…