Obstruction

[Dakota]

Originally posted by sprivitor
However, he felt the player would have made it home had there been no obstruction between 2nd and 3rd.

So, how would you handle this situation?

If the umpire stated that his judgment was the runner would have made home, but he called her out anyway because he thought the rule only protected the runner to the "next" base, then this is a misinterpretation of the playing rules and may be protested.