LL Minn vs Iows

[Matthew F]

Originally posted by akabaseball
(R3 comes down and makes contact with F2 with his shoulder first, after the throw went past F2)

(If this was NCAA/NF play, would you have called a malicious crash, obstruction, interference, or a combo of those?)

No! because the attempt to field the ball had passed before the contact,,, The catcher did not have time to get out of the way after the missed attempt...

Runner is not at fault unless the ball was being fielded or in the possesion of the catcher.

There is an argument for obstruction, therefore if the kid had not made the plate, he could be awarded that plate.

This is a stupid coaches oppinion, so dont sue me ump.

One of the NFHS casebook plays under 8.4.2 does not agree with you and specifically states that the act of obstruction does not negate the runner's responsibility to avoid a fielder legally - a runner is required to legally attempt to avoid a fielder or legally slide.

In this case, R3 drops his shoulder and runs into F2. That is malicious contact and the runner is ejected. If R3 hasn't touched home before the malicious contact, he is also out.