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Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

Hypothetical situation to help me with possible obstruction call:

R1 on 1B. Left-handed hitter batting. Defense deploys 3 infielders between 1B and 2B and F5 playing in the usual position F6 plays in.

R1 attempts to steal 2B, and F5 covers the bag to take the throw. As we often see, the fielder straddles the base and awaits the throw.

The play at 2B will be close. At the last instant, R1, realizing that 3B is unoccupied, decides not to slide into 2B and tries to step on the corner of the base and continue to 3B. The ball arrives at about the same time and hits R1 in the leg. As she turns toward 3B, she clips F5's foot. R1 stumbles, loses her balance, and finally falls about 10' past 2B.

F6 who was backing up the play retrieves the ball that deflected off the runner and applies the tag while R1 is attempting to get up.

Comments? Thanx.

Obstruction, F5. Dead ball when R1 is tagged. Award R1 3B.