Obstruction on a Foul Ball?

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Originally Posted by Reffing Rev.

Now here is my somewhat serious question, I don't do fed ball anymore, there just aren't enough HS teams around here, and I don't have any fed books anymore. But if I remember in FED OBS always = an awarded base in advance of the runner, please tell me there is something in the book that says it has to be a fair ball.

FED does say the obstructed runner gets at least one base and no, it doesn't say it must be a fair ball. However, the FED definition of OBS is an act that "hinders a runner or changes the pattern of play," and since a runner is not entitled to run on a foul ball (other than tagging on a caught foul fly), I don't think it meets the criteria for OBS.