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Originally Posted by CecilOne
After the call, all 3 umps, not just 2 ????
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Ok, so far no one had cited that NCAA handles this OP situation differently than the other rules.
Obstruction by a fielder that relates a runner rounding (the issue here) or returning to a base results in a
player-specific warning, which the calling umpire must notify the plate umpire, who records the warning, and the PU must then officially advise the head coach. That's what happened here, and U1 stayed to address the coach with the exact observed details; U3 simply moved to where he had their blind-side back during that notification.
For those not up to date on NCAA, any repeat offense by the warned player adds a forward base award to the obstructed runner. For that reason, it has to have a process.