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Does NSA treat interference as a "delayed" dead ball ? Unlike NFS and ASA as a "dead" ball?
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Interference is a dead ball. Even in NFS. |
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Sorry early morning typo. I was at a NSA tournament this past week-end in Indianapolis as a fan. I am a umpire within ASA and Indiana High Schools. While at this tournament I saw a umpire call a delayed dead ball for obstruction. When the coach asked him why a "delayed" dead ball the umpire stated that NSA does that to allow the defensive team an oppurtunity to turn a double play. I had just never heard of this and was wondering if anyone on the board knew of such a NSA ruling. I could not find it in their online rule book.
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Saw lots of things......
PS....I know this was a early season tournament and most likely the first tournament for many of the umpires here in Indiana this year.. But I saw LOTS of things about softball and it's rules within NSA that I never knew before this week-end.
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Obstruction is a delayed dead ball in NSA, as in ASA.
The reasoning given was screwy. Basically it is a DDB so that the offense is not penalized. Think about it - what is the defense's #2 priority (other than get outs)? Get the runners to hold at their bases. If obs was an immediate dead ball, then the defense could bring the baserunning to a halt merely by obstructing the nearest runner. At least that is how I have always thought about it. |
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