base awards on obstruction

cards2323 · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 20, 2006, 12:18pm

High School
One out, 2 strikes, runner on 1st. Pitch is outside to rh batter. He swings for strike 3 , the catcher makes contact on the throw to 2nd. It appears to be a deliberate action by the hitter to obstruct the throw to 2nd. The runner is safe. Obstruction is called. What grounds do I use for determining 2 outs on the play or sending the runner back to 1st? The rule book states in 7.3.5, Interferring with the catcher's fielding or throwing, the penalty is "If the pitch is a 3rd strike and in the umpire's judgement interference prevents a possible dp, 2 outs may be ruled".
Is it a situation that the runner would have been obviously out or ?

cards2323 · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 20, 2006, 12:39pm

I misworded the title of my thread, it isn't base awards, it's offensive obstruction. Sorry

umpduck11 · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 20, 2006, 12:55pm

Batter is out on strike three, and the
runner is out on his teammate's interference.
That would be two outs on the play.

#4 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 20, 2006, 01:20pm

First, it is not obstruction, it is interference. If the BR interfers with the catcher on a throw down to a base you can have two outs.

bob jenkins · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 20, 2006, 01:21pm

Quote:

Originally posted by cards2323
High School

Is it a situation that the runner would have been obviously out

Yes.

Okblu · #6 (**permalink**) Wed Mar 22, 2006, 10:18am

I believe, correct me if i'm wrong because I don't have my rule book with me, it is a delayed dead ball. If the the runner is safe on the play made by F2, the ball would be declared dead and the runner called out for the interference. If the runner is out on the play made by F2, the runner is out and according to FED rules, the interference is ignored(I HATE that word.) I use FED rules because that's what is used in OK.

BigUmp56 · #7 (**permalink**) Wed Mar 22, 2006, 10:42am

I don't understand what part of the two previous rules I showed you in your last thread that you don't get. I'll post them again.

8-4-2(g)

If, in the judgement of the umpire, a runner including the batter-runner interferes in any way and prevents a double play anywhere, two shall be declared out (the runner who interfered and the other runner involved).

6-3-5 Penalty

For infraction of article 5: When there are two outs, the batter is out. When there are not two outs and a runner is advancing to homeplate, if the runner is tagged out, the ball remains alive and the interference is ignored. Otherwise, the ball is dead and the runner is called out. When an attempt to put out a runner at any other base is unsuccessful, the batter is out and all runners must return to bases occupied at the time of the pitch.

Tim.