NCAAs - Ridiculous Ground Rule

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Assuming that was actually the rule, my disappointment/disgust was that no one would have called it dead except for an assistant coach having seen the same spot called dead in another game.

The umpires move the runner to 2B. The announcers stated that this area was declared out of play. I cannot see any other reason they would have moved the runner to 2B.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

The umpires move the runner to 2B. The announcers stated that this area was declared out of play. I cannot see any other reason they would have moved the runner to 2B.

I'm missing your point.
Mine was that apparently "no one would have called it dead except for an assistant coach having seen the same spot called dead in another game".

[chibler]

I heard the announcers say it was a ground rule double but I'm not positive their assumption was correct. The first baseman grabbed the batter-runner as she crossed first base. Why, I do not know. It's possible that obstruction was called, and that is why she was awarded 2nd base.
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Chris Hibler

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by chibler

I heard the announcers say it was a ground rule double but I'm not positive their assumption was correct. The first baseman grabbed the batter-runner as she crossed first base. Why, I do not know. It's possible that obstruction was called, and that is why she was awarded 2nd base.
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Chris Hibler

It seemed as if F3 was "tagging" the runner even though I'm pretty sure she knew she didn't have the ball. That aside, even if you assume OBS, there is no way in the world, under the most extreme circumstances, would the runner have safely reached 2B had the OBS not occured.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

I'm missing your point.
Mine was that apparently "no one would have called it dead except for an assistant coach having seen the same spot called dead in another game".

My point was that you assumed it was actually the rule.