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Old Wed Apr 16, 2003, 12:38pm
Andy Andy is offline
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This was what I was trying to say originally. If we have an obstruction call and the runner that was obstructed is tagged, the ball becomes dead immediately and we award bases. If the base awarded in this scenario is third, I can see no other choice but to place the trailing runner back on second. The ball is dead, so she cannot be put out.

If the obstructed runner makes it back to third without being tagged, the obstruction is "off" and the ball is still live. This means that the trailing runner needs to get back to second on her own at risk of being tagged out.

Whether or not the trailing runner can be put out depends on what happens with the obstructed runner.
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