
Wed Oct 23, 2013, 06:51pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
 If I'm your coach, that isn't going to fly, as it's simply not true.
I suspect I would say something more like - "Coach, he did not assist her in reaching the base - in my judgment she would have reached it without his help... if anything, he hindered her."
More than likely, this doesn't come up anyway --- and for the record, if I WAS the coach in this situation, I would not have approached you to ask about it anyway. 
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ASA 8.7 THE RUNNER IS OUT
E. When any offensive team member, other than another runner, physically assists a runner while ball is live.
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