Obstruction???

[RKBUmp]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

I see no such exception in my book.

Its in the rules supplement. The example given is a runner on 2nd leaving to early on a caught fly ball and is obstructed trying to return. If the umpire judges the runner still would not have made it back absent the obstruction, the out stands.

[Scooby]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

Its in the rules supplement. The example given is a runner on 2nd leaving to early on a caught fly ball and is obstructed trying to return. If the umpire judges the runner still would not have made it back absent the obstruction, the out stands.

Is this the same in NCAA?

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by Scooby

Is this the same in NCAA?

From the NCAA rule book:

A.R. 9.3.3.2: A base runner who leaves second base too soon on a touched fly ball is returning after the ball is caught and is obstructed between second and third bases.
RULING: If the base runner would not have returned safely to second base before the throw arrived, she would remain out.