Collision or no collision?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by big poppa 7

My intent on the "just as" was so everyone could picture the play as being close. The fielder was making a play. She wasn't blocking the plate waiting for the play. But I know the runner has a right to the base too. So with 12 year old girls was this collision where the girl was knocked off her feet hard, a legal collision? Is the runner out or safe? And if collisions at this age in rec ball are not to be tolerated what is the penalty?


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You are overcomplicating this. There is no such thing as "a right to a base". There is no consideration of "the fielder was making a play."

The ONLY thing that matters is the answer to this question... "Was the fielder in the runner's path without the ball, and did that cause the runner to deviate from their path (slowing or changing direction for example)". That's all you need to worry about in a play like this.

What you've told us does not answer this question. And what you HAVE told us is largely irrelevant to whether there was obstruction or not.