Call me a troll ..... argue that you will sue me and take my home away .... you fat old pot-bellied men can stick these facts in your pipes. Support your arguments from experts in the industry outside your own "self-proclaimed expertise." Note that the softball industry expert Dr. Ambrose points out that "Next game ump said we had to just run on top of her and knock her down. "
Softball: Can first baseman stand in baseline when runner running to first?, offensive players, defensive player
Softball - Can first baseman stand in baseline when runner running to first?
Expert: Dr. Mark R. Ambrose - 4/9/2007
Question
My daughter has been playing softball for years and started playing this spring in 10 and under fast pitch. We had two games this weekend, both umpires told us something different on this occurance. After the ball was hit by our team, the first baseman on the other team stood on first base facing the batter in the baseline. Our girl didn't know what to do as she was blocking the base and of course didn't want to run right over her causing injury to both of them. Ump in one game said for keep running to first and they would call it interference (by the first baseman) and we would be safe. Next game ump said we had to just run on top of her and knock her down. Isn't there a standard rule on this that players can not block the base by standing directly in the baseline?
http://www.eteamz.com/lowerperkll/fi...terference.pdf
Second, the runner always has the right to the base path, except when required to avoid a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball, or if a fielder is in possession of the ball and is waiting to make a tag,. (The base path is not restricted to a straight line between the bases, either, but shall be interpreted by the umpire as a path reasonably taken by a runner in advancing in such a situation, such as “rounding” a base when advancing to the next, or trying to advance to second after running through first when an overthrow occurs.)
1st base
Re: 1st base
I'm always telling 1b when I'm out there or even if I'm coaching at 1b to give the runner part of the bag...
Well, if you're talking LL, that's not necessarily good advice. Unlike high school ball under FED rules, the Obstruction rule in LL requires the fielder to give the runner complete, unimpeded access to the entire base. A fielder who gives "part of the bag" to the runner could still be guilty of Obstruction if he doesn't have the ball or is trying to field a batted ball. By giving only part of the bag, it causes the runner to have to guess which part is open to him, and he could guess wrong and still get blocked from the bag by the fielder's foot or leg. That's Obstruction in LL.