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Old Fri Dec 09, 2011, 07:03pm
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Deflected Ball Interference/Obstruction ? NFHS / ASA rules difference

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:

Quote:
8-7-J (4): The runner is out when a runner Intentionally interferes with any defensive player having the opportunity to make an out with the deflected batted ball.
NFHS, however appears to make an exception for a ball deflected off the pitcher :

Quote:
2-47-3 INITIAL PLAY. A fielder is considered to be making an initial play on a fair batted ball when she:
a) Has a reasonable chance to gain control of a ground ball that no other fielder (except the pitcher) has touched.
And

Quote:
8-6 The runner is out when:
-10 (a) The runner interferes with a fielder attempting to make the initial play on a fair batted ball.

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.
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