Falling Onto the Fielder...and Not Getting Up

[rwest]

Originally Posted by Andy

You are correct given the bolded part of your response.

However, that is not what was described in the OP. If F4 is making absolutely no effort to get up and/or make a play, you have no rule basis to stop play and keep the runner at second base. The only exception would be if you thought a player had a serious injury.

This is 10U rec we are talking about and not a 18U Gold National Tournament. If F4 is lying on the ground crying with the BR lying on top of her kill the play and award R1 the base you believe should would have obtained (Rule 4-10). By rule we can kill this and we should if there is any doubt about the girl being ok or not.

Remember what may seem to you to be nothing major as far as contact may be more severe to her. In this scenario I am giving the benefit of the doubt to F4.