Deflected Ball Interference/Obstruction ? NFHS / ASA rules difference

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Originally Posted by HugoTafurst

Had this play:
R1 on 2nd
Ground ball to F1 deflected off her glove towards F6
R1 bumps into F6 as she is going for the ball.
I hesitate (brain grinding), but due to the deflection, I signal obstruction.
R1 is safe at 3rd and BR safe at first.

Defense (properly) starts to come out (obviously to question the call) but then gives a "nevermind" look and goes back to his dugout.

When teams switched and I am over in the A position 1st base coach asks if the call was obstruction because the ball was deflected.
I, of course, answered, "Yes".

I didn't let him know that I was "pretty sure", but not 100% convinced.


I finally got a chance to look it up and it appears that in ASA, this was the correct call:



NFHS, however appears to make an exception for a ball deflected off the pitcher :



And




You probably knew that, just thought I'd go through the posting process to burn it into my mind. High School season is starting soon.

You had it right for ASA....and am pretty sure for NFHS......at least I would have called it that way......

Joel