[greymule]

a FED coach who may not be up on the nuances of the game

You're speaking purely theoretically, of course.

The J/R says to ignore OBS that has no bearing on the play, even on a ground ball. They give this example: Abel on 1B, Baker hits a hard one-hopper to F6 near 2B. Just before F6 steps on 2B, Abel trips over F3, 75 feet from 2B. F6 then steps on 2B and completes the double play. J/R says no OBS.

For umpires accustomed to doing baseball, softball can be confusing. In ASA, for example, the above-mentioned OBS would be enforced. (On a caught fly ball, however, the OBS is ignored.) In a similar vein, if with Abel on 1B, Baker hits a long, high fly down the LF line and passes Abel before the ball lands foul, Baker is out. Not so in OBR.