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TOPIC: Obstruction or Interference? |
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| Al
August 29, 2011
10:58:52 PM
Entry #: 3790827
| Runner on 1st. Hard one hopper to the pitcher. Ball hits off pitcher's glove and rolls a few feet toward his left or right middle of infield. Pitcher bends down to get the ball and before she can pick it up, she kicks it accidently toward the baseline, a few feet short of where the second baseman would normally play. The second baseman had left the area to cover second base. Now the pitcher makes her third attempt to field a batted ball. She (the pitcher) enters the baseline, and just as she does, with the ball still several feet beyond her reach and the baseline, she collides with the runner, and the runner falls. Now the pitcher, from her knees, gets the ball and throws to second for the force out. The batter was safe at first on the fielder's choice. Was this obstruction or interference?
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| Hank
September 7, 2011
6:05:48 PM
Entry #: 3795580
| Will give answer,but would like to hear from fellow officials on how they would rule on this situation.
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| neal
September 7, 2011
9:52:11 PM
Entry #: 3795689
| OBSTRUCTION
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| Dave Kubich
September 8, 2011
7:03:30 AM
Entry #: 3795768
| Obstruction on Pitcher
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| 1/2 BLIND UMP
September 8, 2011
10:03:27 AM
Entry #: 3795825
| Had two previous chances to field the ball.
OBSTRUCTION.
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| john m
September 10, 2011
11:41:21 AM
Entry #: 3796850
| good one.nothing in book about how many chances you get on put out attempt.fielder clearly attempting to make a play, however clumsily.runner needs to avoid fielder. going against the grain here but i got out at second on interference safe at fist on f/c
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| Hank
September 11, 2011
10:46:36 AM
Entry #: 3797216
| Obstruction.Both runers are safe.
Book rule 8-5-g - when a fielder not in possesion of the ball or not in the act of fielding a bated ball,obstructs the progress of a runner or batter- runner.-Yes does not mention a second try at fielding ball,but
two factors for envoking the obstruction rule. Fielder ran into runner,not runner into fielder who was trying for ball a second time several feet away, not in possesion of ball and it was not the initial fielding try. Runner would have been safe because if no collision and by the time the Pitcher/fielder got to ball several feet away runner would in all probability already been at second base before fielder recovered and made throw.
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