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F5
Maybe it comes down to whether F5 had a legitimate or reasonable chance to make the play, or was merely showing good effort. The ball was hit slowly, but it really was F6's play, though F5 had a chance to make the play I suppose, as the ball went to the side of and under his glove.
I seem to recall something in the ASA case book stating that only one fielder can be protected in terms of interference -- maybe that principle would also indicate that if F5 is not that fielder than he cannot be in the base path without risking an obstruction call.
The runner probably made a bad decision not to go around F5 and maybe he should suffer the consequences, but he may have feared an "out of the basepath" call.
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