base running violation flag ??

[Skahtboi]

Originally posted by SWFLguy
was thinking maybe they used the red
flag somewhere for something like obstruction.

Nope. It is for leaving the base early. In the younger divisions of Dixie softball, leaving the base early is not an out. Instead, it is a delayed dead ball. When all playing action has ceased, the offended team's coach has the option of taking whatever parts of the play he wants to take.