NFHS question #9

shipwreck

9. It is not obstruction if an errant throw pulls the first baseplayer into the path of the batter-runner, and impedes her progress. true or false
Dave

MrRabbit

Look in Rule 5.

WestMichiganBlue

True IF the ball gets there before the runner is impeded. Otherwise false.

WMB

shipwreck

whatever happened to incidental contact?

WestMichBlue

"whatever happened to incidental contact?"

History, according to the NFHS SB Rules Committee when they adopted the revised obstruction rule deleting "about to receive."

WMB

shipwreck

How about ASA when they deleted that wording? Dave

whiskers_ump

You can still have "train wrecks" in ASA. As far as I can tell, only NFHS removed that
possibility. I totally disagree with NFHS's ruling, because when everything does
arrive at once, I find it hard to call OBS (fielder did not have the ball) or INTF
(because runner hit fielder). However, it is THEIR ruling, so I apply it.