NCAA Contact Rule

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Hmmm...thanks Rich. The league I umpire only uses the college collision rule at home plate. Certainly a runner that comes in standing up and walks into the tag has created contact above the waist, but is certainly not going to be ejected. After reading your post, I will certainly read it again...but perhaps I didn't write it as concisely as I should have.

Contact above the waist initiated by the runner is proof of intent to dislodge thus an out even if the ball is dropped. An ejection happens only if judged malicious on top of that.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Contact above the waist initiated by the runner is proof of intent to dislodge thus an out even if the ball is dropped. An ejection happens only if judged malicious on top of that.

Agreed, but it assumes that F2 is more-or-less standing.

If F2 goes to his knees to block/catch a throw and R3 goes "down" toward the plate, R3 will likely make contact "above the waist" but this isn't necessarily an out.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Agreed, but it assumes that F2 is more-or-less standing.

If F2 goes to his knees to block/catch a throw and R3 goes "down" toward the plate, R3 will likely make contact "above the waist" but this isn't necessarily an out.

I presume that's why the "initiated by the runner" is in there.