Rule change for 7.08(a)(1)

[w_sohl]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

A runner’s baseline is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base he is attempting to reach safely.

So I make sure I understand, there is no baseline till the defense attempts to put the runner out, then it is a path three feet wide in a straight line from where said runner is to the bag.

Does this apply in NFHS rules?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by w_sohl

So I make sure I understand, there is no baseline till the defense attempts to put the runner out, then it is a path three feet wide in a straight line from where said runner is to the bag.

Yes, just like we have always interpreted it. Actually it's a path six feet wide, three feet on each side of the established baseline.

Originally Posted by w_sohl

Does this apply in NFHS rules?

No. The rule already existed in the FED book. 8-4-2a NOTE.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

No. The rule already existed in the FED book. 8-4-2a NOTE.

Or more clearly, yes, the rule is the same in NFHS but was already stated clearly.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Or more clearly, yes, the rule is the same in NFHS but was already stated clearly.

What I was trying to say is that the OBR rule did not apply to NFHS since OBR rules don't affect FED rules anyway. I perceived the question meant "does this rewording apply to NFHS," and the answer was, and still is, no. I then clearly stated that the same rule already exists in the FED book.

Sounds pretty clear to me.