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Old Sat Oct 04, 2003, 10:58pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally posted by blue
Without being there and actually seeing the play, I would tend to award the base that she was running towards in a rundown situation. At the time of obstruction, if she was going towards 2nd, I would award 2nd. If I actually saw the play, I may change my mind.
Cannot answer the question without the information Blue notes above. The rule states that they cannot be put out between the bases where the runner was obstructed.

However, the award should be the base the runner would have reached had the obstruction not occur. So, if the runner was obstructed going back to 2B, there really isn't any indication the runner would have been safe at any other base than 2B had the obstruction not occurred.

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