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Scenario: Runner trapped in a rundown between 3rd and home. The runner is obstructed.
In ASA, unlike other sets of rules, all forms of obstruction result in a delayed deadball. The signal is for the umpire to extend a clenched fist parallel to the ground.
In my opinion, this is an umpire signal. I don't think players, coaches, or fans would recognize or notice that signal.
So, in all likelihood, the rundown would continue even though there is no possibility that this runner can ever be put out while trapped between these two bases. Kind of silly, really, if you think about it. (That's just a bit of editorializing that is not relevant to the question I'm about to ask.)
To which base is this runner awarded? How is that determined?
Let's say the runner was scampering back toward third when obstructed. The rundown continues and the runner is ultimately tagged out at the plate. What is the award?
David Emerling
Memphis, TN
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