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Originally posted by JRutledge
I had this situation in a varsity baseball game today. I just want to see what you guys would have ruled.
High School game (NF rules), the batter pops up the ball to the first base line. Both P and 1B come up to make the possible catch. We have 2 outs, and while the P and 1B move up to make the catch, the BR puts a block, much like in football towards the 1st Baseman. The BR came slightly inside the foul line to make the contact. The BR made no attempt to avoid the contact, and the 1B did not see the runner at all. About the same time, the P catches the ball for the 3rd out. What is your call?
The answer to this is right from the FED rule book
FED rule 2-21-1b
Offensive interference is an act (physical or verbal) by the team at bat:
b. when a runner creates Malicious Contact with any fielder, with or without the ball, in or out of the baseline.
the BR puts a block, much like in football towards the 1st Baseman.
Sounds pretty clear cut to me. Violation of 2-21-1b - We have interference and an ejection.
Pete Booth
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