ASA Interference?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Bases juiced, no outs.

Ground ball to F4 who bobbles, but gains possession of the ball prior to R3 running into and knocking her down. No tag was made, but all runners reached their next base safely before the defender could recover and make a play?

For the sake of this discussion:

• there was no attempt by R3 to avoid the F4 who did not step forward or backward while gaining possession of the ball
• No runner reached the next base prior to the collision
• At the time of the collision, there were multiple opportunities to record an out

Is this interference? What is the result of the play?

[chuck chopper]

Do you mean F5 ?, anyway lead runner it seems is out (the one who interfered), all others return unless forced to advance as B/R becomes a runner.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by chuck chopper

Do you mean F5 ?, anyway lead runner it seems is out (the one who interfered), all others return unless forced to advance as B/R becomes a runner.

R3 in this case is the runner from first base. She ran into F4 as she was heading to second.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by chuck chopper

Do you mean F5 ?

No.

Originally Posted by chuck chopper

, anyway lead runner it seems is out (the one who interfered)

No.

Originally Posted by chuck chopper

, all others return unless forced to advance as B/R becomes a runner.

No.

[MD Longhorn]

Absent intent... this is nothing.

Which INT rule, exactly, are you guys using to rule interference here?

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Absent intent... this is nothing.

Which INT rule, exactly, are you guys using to rule interference here?

Which ASA interference rule that requires intent are you using to say this is nothing?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Which ASA interference rule that requires intent are you using to say this is nothing?

I'm saying this is not interference at all. Again, which rule would you say she broke here?

If, however, the runner ran into a fielder that already had the ball with the intent of preventing a double play, we have something different.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Bases juiced, no outs.

Ground ball to F4 who bobbles, but gains possession of the ball prior to R3 running into and knocking her down. No tag was made, but all runners reached their next base safely before the defender could recover and make a play?

For the sake of this discussion:

• there was no attempt by R3 to avoid the F4 who did not step forward or backward while gaining possession of the ball
• No runner reached the next base prior to the collision
• At the time of the collision, there were multiple opportunities to record an out

Is this interference? What is the result of the play?

INT, R3 is out, R1 & R2 return to TOP, BR awarded 1st.
If ITUJ, R3 was deliberately preventing a DP, BR also out.

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Bases juiced, no outs.

Ground ball to F4 who bobbles, but gains possession of the ball prior to R3 running into and knocking her down. No tag was made, but all runners reached their next base safely before the defender could recover and make a play?

For the sake of this discussion:

• there was no attempt by R3 to avoid the F4 who did not step forward or backward while gaining possession of the ball
• No runner reached the next base prior to the collision
• At the time of the collision, there were multiple opportunities to record an out

Is this interference? What is the result of the play?

What about this same play in NFHS? To me this is a more complex argument in the NFHS book than it is in ASA. What rule would apply to the NFHS game on the same situation?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

What about this same play in NFHS? To me this is a more complex argument in the NFHS book than it is in ASA. What rule would apply to the NFHS game on the same situation?

Don't care, not the point of the question

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Don't care, not the point of the question

While thank you for your opinion, now if anyone else who isn't going to be that guy, would like to discuss it, feel free.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

While thank you for your opinion, now if anyone else who isn't going to be that guy, would like to discuss it, feel free.

Or you can start your own thread for NFHS scenario and ruling.