Fastpitch FED Obstruction Award

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Originally Posted by KMBReferee

I doubt if this matters, but this is was in an adult slow pitch game:

It doesn't

B1 hits a grounder, rounds 1st base, bumps into F1 who was in the base line. He then goes back to 1st and asks for obstruction call.

The baseline has zip to do with it and a player should never have to "ask" for an OBS.

I was base umpire. Before I could even say anything my partner said he did get obstructed and awarded him the base. I let it go and didn't argue it, mainly because while I "believe" he has to complete the trip to 2nd in order to get an obstruction call, I'm not completely sure. And I don't have my books on me at the moment.

Your "belief" is in error. Don't know if the player deserved the base because I wasn't there to see it, but there is no down side to ruling OBS.