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Originally Posted by Andy
The play: ASA rules, R1 on first, stealing on the pitch. The throw to second is high and toward the first base side of second base. F6 jumps to catch the throw. Before F6 has the ball, R1 sees F6 coming toward her and jumping to get the ball. R1 slows down and covers her head to avoid being hit by the ball. F6 catches the high throw and tags R1 for the out.
This play happened to me in a rec league game last year. I failed to call the obvious obstruction and called the out. The coaches had no clue, so nothing was said and the game continued.
The philosophical question:
If this happened to you and the coach of the offensive team approached you properly and asked if there had been obstruction – Fully realizing that the coach was right and you blew it, would you then call the obstruction and place the runner accordingly?
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I don't have my rulebook with me but I believe this to be a legal play by F6. She is in the act of fielding a thrown ball and there can be no obstruction in this case, just as in fielding a batted ball. Again, I'm going by memory. I'll look it up tonight, but I do recall that the fielder is given the same protection on a thrown ball.