I was doing a HS game and a pop-up was hit to F3. R1 was hindered by F4 on the way to 2nd.
I yelled Obstruction! F3 caught the ball and threw R1 out by 20 feet.
I killed the play and awarded R1 2nd base. The OHC came out and wanted the batter safe on 1st and the catch nullified. I ruled the batter out on the catch.
The DHC cam out and wanted R1 out because R1 would not have made 2nd anyway. I reminded the DHC that this as HS and told him that "no runner may be put out if obstructed between bases but is protected to the base she is running to".
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Charles Johnson Jr
NFHS Class #1 softball/baseball
ASA/USSSA
Dayton, Ohio
I have been umpiring so long that it was called Rounders when I started.