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Originally posted by greymule
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Once I had F6 field a ground ball only to be collided with immediately by the runner from 2B. There was no tag, though, and it wasn't a deliberate crash--it all happened so quickly. And F6 was not nearly in the act of throwing the ball. I was going to let it go,
However, it would be nice to know what the right call is: infielder fields ball and is unintentionally collided with a split-second later. What if the impact knocks the ball loose? I asked this question at a clinic a few years ago and got a hedging answer. Maybe it is indeed a "no-call wreck"! [/B]
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Greymule,
The fielder who is fielding a batted ball is protected during the act of fielding, and the throw immediately folowing the fielding of the ball. That is all one play.
I don't have all my resources here at work, but I'm sure that is the inteprertation for all codes. In your sitch, if R2 runs over F6 as she atttempts to field a batted ball and throw the runner out at first, F6 is protected from contact for the catch of the batted ball and the throw to first.
Roger Greene