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Originally posted by Art N
We use OBR for our state high school, Babe Ruth... (Massachusetts).
In our state, we have a slide or avoid on all close plays...period! If the catcher is legally in the base path (has or receiving the ball) then the runner MUST slide or he is out! I don't know if that is the dame in all states or levels, but I am told they even do this at the NCAA level.
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Ummm, no.
Massachuetts HS plays OBR with the NCAA contact rule.
The rule is NOT, NOT, NOT a must slide rule. It is a rule that says that the runner must slide or attempt to avoid contact. If the runner goes in standing up and there is no contact, the play is legal. Period. If the catcher moves into the runner and there is contact, it is legal. Period.