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Originally Posted by Manny A
You cited 8-6-13. As I mentioned in my previous post, I thought that only applied in the case of when a runner slides to break up a double play, not in the case of when a runner goes into a base while the fielder waits to tag her.
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NFHS Rule 8-6-13 (2010)
A runner is out when the runner does not legally slide and causes illegal contact and/or illegally alters the actions of the fielder in the immediate act of making a play on her. Runners are never required to slide but, if the runner elects to slide, the slide shall be legal.
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Nothing there about breaking up a double play.
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Originally Posted by Manny A
If we won't allow a runner to go into that fielder with a poor slide attempt, we shouldn't allow her to go into that fielder completely standing up either. But we do allow the latter, as long as the contact when she goes in standing up is not malicious.
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The difference is that an illegal slide is an illegal act and is, by definition, illegal contact.