Ball or Strike
This one happened in a HS Varsity girls FP softball game last night:
R1 on 1B; 1 out; the count 1 ball/1 strike on the batter. Pitch is thrown PU calls "strike"; R1 takes off for 2B and is obstructed by F4; BU has left arm out for obstruction while R1 is easily thrown out at 2B. BU states that R1 is safe at 2B because of the obstruction. The coach for the offense comes out and tells the PU that the pitch should be called a ball since there was obstruction on the play. PU keeps the count at 1 ball/2 strikes.
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