Obstruction question

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Originally Posted by Rita C

So he was wrong about NSA?

What I found in the NSA rules is that NSA states that a runner being played on is awarded the base the runner would have attained had the OBS not occurred, same as ASA.

However, there is an exception for a runner obstructed during a rundown which will always be awarded the lead base of those the player was between during that rundown.

But again, IMO, killing the ball can penalize the offended team.

Play: bases loaded, less than two out. Ground ball to the pitcher, who throws to F3 for the out @ 1st base. F3 throws home and R1 gets caught in a rundown. After a couple of exchanges, as F2 is throwing toward 3B, R1 is OBS by F5 trying to get back to 3B. The ball gets by the player covering 3B, R1 gets up and scores as does R2 & R3 as the ball rolls all the way to the fence. Meanwhile, you are standing near the 3BL with hands in air ruling the ball dead (by rule). Now, instead of 3 runs, the offended team now only has one run and R2 & R3 are returned to the last base touched at the time of the OBS. Even if you ruled they were affected by the OBS, the best case scenario is that they are on 2nd & 3rd, but that still takes runs off the board that would have been scored had their rules been the same as most of the rest of the softball world.