NFHS question #9

shipwreck · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 24, 2005, 12:23pm

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 · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 24, 2005, 01:48pm

Look in Rule 5.

WestMichiganBlue · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 24, 2005, 01:55pm

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

WMB

shipwreck · #4 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 24, 2005, 02:58pm

whatever happened to incidental contact?

WestMichBlue · #5 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 24, 2005, 04:15pm

"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 · #6 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 24, 2005, 05:50pm

How about ASA when they deleted that wording? Dave

whiskers_ump · #7 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 24, 2005, 06:31pm

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.