Interference question

[PeteBooth]

Originally Posted by FTVMartin

In FED, a runner interfering with a fielder can result in a double play if the interference took away a chance at the DP.(8-4-1-h) Is this also anywhere in OBR?

OBR is different

Here's the OBR rule

OBR 7.09
It is interference by a batter or a runner when --

(e) If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter-runner because of the action of his teammate.

In FED the Umpire has more leeway to call a DP. In FED the OBR language willfully and deliberately with Obvious intent is not present.

Therefore, in an OBR based game one will hardly see a DP called on runner interference because of the strict language. In addition OBR does not have the FPSR as does FED / NCAA.

Pete Booth