Obstruction question from the NFHS board

[BlitzkriegBob]

Originally Posted by David Emerling

If she doesn't catch it, the obstruction call is moot. Unless, of course, it's your intent to award her home for being obstructed into 3rd.

David, you make excellent points, but if I understand you to say that you would not call obstruction if the fielder did not catch the ball and her foot prevented the runner from reaching third, I would have to disagree with you. Even if you have no intention of awarding the runner home, I believe it is necessary to make the call in that situation.