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[QUOTE]Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
[B]Here is the insane High School play of the day...
Bases loaded...no outs...the batter hits a Texas leaguer into short right field. The right fielder comes charging in, the first and second basemen busting out...they converge and the ball falls to the ground. The right fielder scoops it up and fires a strike to the catcher in front of the dish. He tags the runner from third prior to him reaching the plate.
You with me so far? As the ball was in the air, the pitcher, WATCHING THE BALL NOT WHERE HE WAS GOING, heads to first to cover the unoccupied base. Only, he sideswipes the B/R before he gets there and knocks him down. Obstruction is called, and since the ball was being held by the catcher, Time was called. The B/R was awarded second base on the obstruction, pushing home TWO RUNS. Thats correct, the out at the plate was nullified and the runners on second and third were scored because of the award.
The defensive head coach goes nuts and winds up getting tossed during the explanation. The next batter is in his on deck circle and starts laughing. The catcher walks over to him and they get into it. The catcher gets dumped when he pushes the on deck batter down.
Calm is restored and the game goes eleven innings before the team that benefited from the obstruction wins on a passed ball.
What do you think of the rulings?
The responses regarding OBR rules have no bearing since this is a high school game using Fed rules.
Seems like things developed quickly after F9 fielded the ball and threw home. In this high school game I would have killed the play upon F1's contact with the batter runner before the BR reached first base. Since the out at the plate had nothing to do with the obstruction I have one out.
With the catcher holding the ball, in my judgment the other runners would not have advanced further than the next base.
I now have no run scored and one out, bases loaded with the assistant coach at the helm for the defense as well as a new catcher.
Michael
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