I was feeling pretty conflicted about it, the more I replayed it in my mind. After the game I took a look at FED 8-4-2g "...he hinders a fielder on his initial attempt to field a batted ball." However, it goes on, "The fielder is not protected, except from intentional contact if he misplays the ball and has to move from his original location". One interpretation could be that F6 misplayed the ball but, based on what I saw, it was his ball all the way -- F5 misplayed the ball. In my mind, I was 'protecting' F6. In the Note to 8-4-2g, it says "if two fielders try to field a batted ball and the runner contacts one or both, the umpire shall decide which one is entitled to the ball and that fielder only is entitled to protection."
After reading this a few times, I satisfied myself that I made a defensible call given the complexity of it and the speed in which it happened.
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