It was a coach (for the fielding team) and this was the call he made and his reasoning (quoted from an email sent to our coach).Obstruction. Though, I couldn't help but notice the umpire was wearing shorts and a sweatshirt. Hopefully, it was a coach or a dad stepping up to umpire a scrimmage.
Obviously I see the play very differently than he did/does and I wanted to get other people's thoughts so I could be sure it wasn't my biases coming through.During the play:
· My view of the play saw our catcher make a play up the line on a bunt and then make a throw to first.
· I was focused on the play at first base
· As I turned back for the secondary play at the plate the contact happened at the between the runner and the catcher
o I did not see the catcher sink back towards the plate and thought the contact happened in the act of her follow through on the throw
o I called runner interference because the fielder has the right to complete their throw
After watching the video:
· I see the catcher sink back to the plate
o Yes, there is obstruction by the catcher
· I see the runner make forcible, avoidable contact with the catcher
o She lowered her shoulder and extended arms through contact
o The opportunity to slide or run around the catcher to avoid contact was present
o The runners action inhibited the ability for the catcher to make a secondary play at the plate
· While obstruction is the appropriate call, the runner has certain obligations as well.
o If, in the moment, I had seen what the video shows, my call at the field would have allowed the runner to score and called the runner who was behind her on the base path out.
o The obstruction rule does not permit the runners to initiate forcible contact
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Runner did nothing wrong, and even tried to alter path away from contact.It was a coach (for the fielding team) and this was the call he made and his reasoning (quoted from an email sent to our coach).
Obviously I see the play very differently than he did/does and I wanted to get other people's thoughts so I could be sure it wasn't my biases coming through.
It was a coach (for the fielding team) and this was the call he made and his reasoning (quoted from an email sent to our coach).
Obviously I see the play very differently than he did/does and I wanted to get other people's thoughts so I could be sure it wasn't my biases coming through.