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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
Speaking softball ... you absolutely should have awarded her home. You just said why even - you thought she would have attained it had there been no obstruction. There is no requirement in ANY ruleset of either side ball that the runner must attempt to achieve the award base.
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I guess I wasn't clear. It wasn't the obstruction that prevented her from attaining home. It was the fact that she stopped running because she mistook my signal for a foul ball. If she had continued and not stopped because of my signal, I certainly would have awarded her home if she would have reached it minus the obstruction.
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