No the ball wasn't within a step and reach. ball was near fair/foul line and F1 was outside the three foot running lane (on the ground, probably five feet from the fair/foul line). She's more like a crawl and reach, or lunge and reach, or roll and reach...defnitely not a step and reach!
No, coach I "dropped" wasn't a friend...just a loud mouth. I look forward to throwing him out again
Head coach didn't agree with the call, but understood my reasoning...I hope.
THe only reason F1 was able to field the ball and throw BR out was:
A. BR slowed down so she didn't kill F1
B. The contact stopped F1 from continuing into the dugout
C. BR went around F1 (on the ground)