[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by akabaseball

OK I am new to this forum stuff, need an opinion about NFHS collision rule.

I know it is way late, but I am still bothered over losing a Varsity catcher this last season on what I thought and most fans thought was a blatant spearing hit on my catcher. We lost him for the season. Brief description of play is: Tag attempt by opponent from 3rd, shallow left field fly-out and bullet return to catcher. Runner in no-mans land has time to stutter step as if he is going back to third, my catcher has possession of ball entire time and blocking plate, runner runs at catcher as if to slide catcher squats to make tag, runner spears catcher in shoulder/head area bending catcher back, up and over knee and ankle.

Question, should that runner have been ejected,,, yes or no. Please do not confuse the Pro game with NFHS rules.

In addition do not confuse the college game with the HS game.

The terminology (No collision rule) is an NCAA term not a FED term.

In FED there is a No malicious Contact rule which states that if a player committs malicious contact ANYWHERE then the player is OUT and ejecetd, EXCEPT if runner already scored in which case the run counts but the player EJ'D.

Therefore, in FED if IN THE JUDGEMENT of the umpire he/she judged that the slide,etc. was malicious, then the call is:

1. TIME
2. That's Interference
3. R3 is out (assuming he didn't touch the plate yet)
4. R3 is ejeceted.

In addition, in FED if the umpire judged that the defense could have turned a DP on the play, then he could also ring up 2. if it was a Force Play slide situation then it is a No brainer in FED - Ring up 2.

Side Note: I agree with one other poster in that we need "all the players" because it's obvious blue saw something different then you did.

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