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I can't believe I'm agreeing with Bfair......
but this time he's right. The NCAA has issued an official interpretation regarding the force out at first. If you work NCAA ball then you must not be so remiss as to discard this ruling. It is how they want it called and therefore if you wish to have any credibility you must apply the rules as they are written. I am not going to get into the arguement of what OBR says or doesn't say. I don't know what OBR says and really don't care. I don't work any level that plays under OBR. I will say this, though. I would definitely say PBUC is authoritative. To not follow their lead would probably be very foolish as to accurately enforcing rules.
The debate over the runner being forced to first base at the NCAA level is over. Rich Fetchiet has spoken. For now he is the final word at the NCAA level. If you wish to argue OBR on this issue start another thread. Don't try and confuse two issues. I agree with Fetchiet's interpretation. And for the first time, I must admit, I agree with Bfair on this one! (grin)
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