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I saw this play... Even in ASA, this was not obstruction. The fielder WAS in the basepath without the ball, but the runner did not slow or alter path, and was not impeded by the fielder at all. (Had contact with F5 been made prior to the ball's arrival, we would have OBS in ASA, but not in NCAA).
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