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Old Tue May 29, 2012, 01:02pm
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NFHS Response

I submitted the play to the NFHS and here's their "official" response -

"I ran your situation by a few committee members and got a consensus that since it was touched by the infielder, it is nothing, ball stays in play and what happens is what happens. Had the ball gotten by the first baseman, untouched, and then hit the base runner with the second baseman in position to make a play, we would then have interference."

Looks like the deflection was the key, so despite what the FED books say about another fielder having a chance to make a play, this situation is NOT considered interference by the runner.

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Old Tue May 29, 2012, 01:26pm
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Common sense tells me that we shouldn't hold a runner responsible for being hit by a deflected ball.

If he does something intentional after the deflection, that's another story.
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Old Tue May 29, 2012, 04:52pm
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I submitted the play to the NFHS and here's their "official" response -

"I ran your situation by a few committee members and got a consensus that since it was touched by the infielder, it is nothing, ball stays in play and what happens is what happens. Had the ball gotten by the first baseman, untouched, and then hit the base runner with the second baseman in position to make a play, we would then have interference."

Looks like the deflection was the key, so despite what the FED books say about another fielder having a chance to make a play, this situation is NOT considered interference by the runner.

JJ
The books don't say anything of the sort with regards to a touched ball. The case play I cited above is nearly verbatim with the OP and states that it is not interference.
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The books don't say anything of the sort with regards to a touched ball. The case play I cited above is nearly verbatim with the OP and states that it is not interference.
He said it's not INT. You said it's not INT. I'm not clear what you're disagreeing with.
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Old Tue May 29, 2012, 05:04pm
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He said it's not INT. You said it's not INT. I'm not clear what you're disagreeing with.
His last sentence, claiming that the books say something about another fielder having a play.

I also think it's somewhat a waste of time to contact NFHS when this play is in the case book.
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Old Tue May 29, 2012, 05:06pm
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His last sentence, claiming that the books say something about another fielder having a play.

I also think it's somewhat a waste of time to contact NFHS when this play is in the case book.
The last sentence had to do with an UNTOUCHED ball though.
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Old Tue May 29, 2012, 05:39pm
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The last sentence had to do with an UNTOUCHED ball though.
No, it didn't. Read the whole post. He is talking only about touched balls. (snickers)
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Old Tue May 29, 2012, 05:56pm
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No, it didn't. Read the whole post. He is talking only about touched balls. (snickers)
If you're talking about JJ's post, it says untouched, and I didn't see an edit.

So we are talking about untouched balls here
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No, it didn't. Read the whole post. He is talking only about touched balls. (snickers)
No... he said, "Had the ball gotten by the first baseman, untouched, and ..."
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