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Originally posted by thomasanderson
NFHS rules.R1 on 2B. Ground ball hit to F6.R1 stops in base path to avoid contact with F6. F6 fumbles ball and it drops on ground in front of F6. R1 jumps over ball as she proceeds to third. F6 hesitated in picking up ball as R1 was jumping over ball. I ruled no interference as it was no longer a batted ball and R1 did not intentionally interfere. Your comments please.
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Okay, I'm going to sit the top of the fence and offer some questions.
Why isn't it still a "batted ball"? Has it been fielded at this point? Even a deflected ball is still a batted ball in the rules, what makes this one different?
The runner has more options than just waiting for the play. The runner could have proceeded around F6 any time she chose to do so. Actually, by waiting until the fielder actually reached for the ball to proceed, that could be ruled INT just as if a player altered their stride to intentionally step between a batted ball and a fielder.
Just some questions
