NFHS R8-S4-A1g(1): Running Lane Interference

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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

1) The StateHSAAs of all fifty states use NFHS Baseball Rules. Which means that if you are a registered H.S. baseball umpire by your StateHSAA you should, at the very least, receive a copy of the NFHS Baseball Rules Book and Case Book every year.

2a) Yes, I know that the NFHS no longer publishes its Rules Books and Case Books online and can be downloaded for free, unlike the NCAA, (MiLB/)MLB(/OBR), and the WBSC which still do.

2b) One can still by a hard copy directly from the NFHS or through Referee.

MTD, Sr.

Aside from your tiff about different codes rule cites, my NFHS organization, TASO, TX has published an interp that the throw should come from behind the runner in the area of HP to use the RLI rule as anyone calling any baseball code would know. I don't know who your author is but he has picked up on the NFHS interp which has been adopted by TASO Texas where RLI is called when a throw is made and the B-R is illegally outside the lane at that instance. We, TASO, NFHS don't care if the throw puts out the B-R but we do have to have the throw coming from "behind" the runner and coming from F6 is not "behind". Please spare me any geometry lession.