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Originally Posted by jmkupka
The "veering away" is an act. It's an act that cannot be anticipated by the fielder, and if it takes the runner into the path of a thrown ball, it should be called as INT.
Continuing upright (or legally sliding) directly toward 2b after being forced out should not be.
This I learned on this forum (from Irish  ).
Please let me know if this conflicts with NCAA, 'cause I wanna get it right (in my 2nd year there). |
Sort of, and we have been down this road a lot.
There is a USA (Oct 2018 - on line) and NCAA (March 2019 - arbiter training tape) clarification of this play. I won't repeat them here because their words are very much their own.
My take: It is never "never" (Mike's side) or "always" (my former side). There are grey areas and you need to officiate and apply the definitions and appropriate rules. BTW - veering off can be a form of int and can also NOT be a form of int; staying in the base path CAN be a form of int and also can NOT be a form of int.