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Originally posted by Roger Greene
Dakota,
Are you saying that the runner is allowed to make contact and or intefer with a player attempting to throw out another runner?
I'm saying the fielder is protected in that situation, particuly if she is fielding a batted ball immediately preceeding the throw.
Roger Greene
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No, what I am saying is: (speaking ASA)
1) F8 fielded and threw the batted ball.
2) F6 is attempting to catch a thrown ball. Your baseball rule cites are talking about F8 in this play, not F6.
3) The rest is HTBT.
If the runner and ball arrive at the same time, then it is just a collision (ASA POE 31).
For it to be interference, the umpire would have to judge that the ball arrived before the runner.
I can't see any scenario where it would be obstruction, so if the runner is to get to 3B, she'll have to do it on her own.
[Edited by Dakota on Mar 18th, 2002 at 04:47 PM]