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Originally Posted by CecilOne
As best as I can visualize from the OP, only protected at first, and she lost that protection when she made her move toward second?
If ITUJ, the OBD prevented reaching 2nd because she was down; possible to award 1st after the tag. Very unlikely.
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No, it's not. If the OBS prevented her from reaching 2nd, she's entitled to second. Award her that (and from the description of the play, I think that's what I have, but HTBT. The coach thought she could make it in spite of laying on the ground for a while so the throw was probably fairly errant.
The only way to get her safe at first is if you have her obstructed between 1st and second. Now if she had fallen toward second and not gotten up, I don't think any of us would allow her to be tagged out (having passed the base she was entitled to). If that's right, then the only way you get to MD's conclusion is if you believe that falling past first is like overrunning and therefore the obstruction didn't also occur between first and second.
I'm protecting a runner as IMJ, the obstruction occurred from the point of contact to the point at which she fell, not just at the point of contact.