Fla-UCLA

Is it true before you can call interference there has to be an out that can be made? If the runner beat the throw how can it be interference?

[DaveASA/FED]

Well as my user name says I call ASA and FED so I am not sure about NCAA, but what bothers me about this call is the following. I agree that runner should have been in the running lane sooner, if the throw would have been earlier then I would have agreed with it. BUT when the throw was made and when the INT was judged the runner had 1 foot on the line(in the running lane) and the other on the base, which the runner is allowed to come into fair territory when they get close to the base, got to in order to touch the base as it is in fair territory. So that is why I can't see INT here. I also (again I am using FED and ASA) say that in that case you would have OBS on that play not INT, the fielder did not have control of the ball when they hindered the runner. Again that is based on the angle I saw was that when the contact was made BR had one foot on line and other on base.....again JMO.

How would others rule this if it was ASA or FED? Is there something different from these two codes that makes this a good call in NCAA???

[kcg NC2Ablu]

Originally Posted by softball_junky

Is it true before you can call interference there has to be an out that can be made? If the runner beat the throw how can it be interference?

The oppertunity for a swipe tag was there..... the throw wasnt that far behind it was off line the runner out of the lane and the oppertunity of the swipe tag leaves the interference wide open to be called because the offense is violating a rule

[DaveASA/FED]

what rule are they violating? Again when I saw it replayed 10 times on my DVR....it appeared to me the contact was made as, or slightly after the BR touched first base. At that point there is no running lane anymore (at least not for the INT rules sake) guess there is a possible swipe tag after the base if BR tries for 2nd....but I still think from the way I saw it there was a better case for OBS in this play...again I agree BR could have, maybe should have been in running lane sooner, maybe even farther into it....but when contact was made one foot on line, other on or over base she is in the lane, so more chance of OBS then INT, again just my opinion, we all got one!

[kcg NC2Ablu]

Originally Posted by DaveASA/FED

what rule are they violating? Again when I saw it replayed 10 times on my DVR....it appeared to me the contact was made as, or slightly after the BR touched first base. At that point there is no running lane anymore (at least not for the INT rules sake) guess there is a possible swipe tag after the base if BR tries for 2nd....but I still think from the way I saw it there was a better case for OBS in this play...again I agree BR could have, maybe should have been in running lane sooner, maybe even farther into it....but when contact was made one foot on line, other on or over base she is in the lane, so more chance of OBS then INT, again just my opinion, we all got one!

The rule is interference the ball and runner had not reached the base yet becase f3 stepped acrossed the base path which is where the runner ran into f3 bc the runner was not in the 3ftlane watch it again

[ronald]

I do not have access to the play so I can not review it again.

However, in all the discussion about the play, I have yet to read or missed the following and wonder if it is pertinent. I believe the third baseman fielded the bunt picking it up with her right hand and threw the ball off her left foot and with her momentum carrying her towards the first baseline. Nevertheless, at the point f5 looked up and started her throw, where was the br (I assert that at this point, at least one her feet was in fair territory but I also believe that f5 had an unobstructed view and lane to throw the ball to 1B.)? At this point, is the runner obligated to be in the 3 foot running lane? If she is and a throw is made and it is reasonably close to either side of the bag, do we not have interference?

As I recall the play from one of the replays, the plate umpire bumped the catcher coming to the line and then almost immediately started signaling dead ball. I believe this was well before the throw made it to first base. I speculate that she saw the fielder pick the ball up, determined where the br was when f5 made a throw that looked close to 1b and ruled interfence at that precise moment.

Hope that is clear. If not, I will give a shorter version without the narrative.

Ron