Sliding Question

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Yes, provided no raised leg, perfectly legal.

Very well stated.

In the NABA league I umpire, we use the NCAA FPSR, and I've had to call it twice this season (since 2/26), once as PU and once as BU:

As PU, R1 slid straight in to the base, but late, and plowed into fielder past the base. Easy INT call.

As the BU, R1 slid to his right, directly at F6 coming across the bag, in an obvious take-out attempt.

ONE small problem on the first (PU) one.

In NCAA rules you can slide through the base. The fielder is not protected behind the base.

See the diagram on page 96 of the current NCAA rules book, available as a pdf on line at

NCAA Publications - 2011-2012 Baseball Rules (2 Year Publication)