Obstruction?

[Bishopcolle]

GA Umpire says: "So, in the OP, I still have OBS but no awards are given if not playing under Fed or any rule set which automatically awards at least 1 base on OBS."

If F1 blocks the bag on a pickoff play at 1st, without the ball, and OBS is called, is the runner only protected back to 1st, or is he awarded 2nd on the OBS?

[UmpJM]

Bishopcolle,

Whether NFHS, NCAA, or OBR if a runner is obstructed while the defense is "making a play" on him, he is awarded one base beyond his position at the time he was obstructed.

What actually constitutes obstruction varies somewhat from one code to another.

JM

[steveshane67]

Originally Posted by steveshane67

I understand if the runner falls down OBS would be called, but Ive never seen a base awarded when the runner and the fielder "merely bump shoulders" or similar "incidental contact", which seems to be the situation described by the OP and was the situation I was trying to imply in my post.

Sorry about this, apparently [ASA] softball and MLB baseball have different rulings on OBS, and I was going off of my softball playing days where OBS is all to common.