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Originally Posted by SCalScoreKeeper
Can someone break down the obstruction call in that AZ/Miss St game and how it ended up being obstruction?
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Here's what I saw in the ESPN video (@ 2 hr. 17 min. mark):
Arizona batting, top 7th inning, Mississippi St. leading 2-1.
After leadoff batter walked, BR2, batting the right-handed batter's box, bunted the first pitch fair between HP and F1. BR2 started to run out of the batter's box toward 1B at the same time F2 tries to run forward to field the ball. F2 puts her bare hand in the middle of BR2's back and pushes her out of F2's way, causing BR2 to briefly stumble, before returning to sprint toward 1B. F2 fields ball and throws to F4 and BR2 is called out.
After the play, Offensive Coaches talk to PU, who then meets with the other 3 Umpires in the crew. Then PU gets on the headset to talk to the Replay Officials. When that is done, PU points at F2 and then gives the OBS signal by extending his left arm straight out to his side with his had in a fist, and indicates that BR2 is safe at first.
The ESPN game announcers use the term "interference". It appears that OBS was ruled on F2 for pushing BR2 in the back, causing her to stumble.
Arizona scored 1 run in the 7th to tie the game, and 1 in the 8th to win the game.