Obstruction yes, but how many bases?

Scenario :
R1 at 2nd and R2 at 1st with 1 out. B1 hits the ball hard upbth÷ middle to the SS side of 2nd base. SS when ball is hit her angle to the ball takes her into the baseline where her and R2 collide. Because of how hard the ball was hit we being the defensive coaches realize that our SS would not have made a play on the ball so it was obviously obstruction.
After talking with the home plate umpire the base umpire awarded the runner 3rd base and home.
Was this the correct call?

However many bases the umpire judges the obstructed runner would have gotten as well as any other runners affected by the obstruction.

So it doesn't matter if the ball is hit right to a player and player fields it cleanly, the umpir can still award the runner an extra base?

Only if in the umpires judgement the runner would have made it to a particular base had the obstruction not occurred. Not exactly sure what you mean regarding the ball hit directly to a fielder? If the ball was hit to the fielder and there was a collision you would likely have interference and the runner would be out

On a groundball hit to the outfield, a runner on second leaving the base on release then running hard on the hit, I would expect that girl to score. Whats the question about the home being awarded?

Coach904 said:

So it doesn't matter if the ball is hit right to a player and player fields it cleanly, the umpir can still award the runner an extra base?

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Unlike baseball and some types of obstruction in NCAA softball, the obstruction rule is not a punitive rule, it is simply to correct whatever the defense cost the offense. I have no idea what kind of scenario you are talking about so cant answer the question. The rule isnt nearly as difficult as everyone tries to make it, an obstructed runner cannot be put out between the 2 bases where they were obstructed (there are some exceptions for interference, baserunning violations etc) and at the end of playing action, the obstructed runner and any runners affected by the obstruction are to be awarded the base or bases the umpire judges they would have reached absent the obstruction. There is nothing punitive in the rule, the offense is simply getting what they should have gotten based on umpire judgement.

chinamigarden said:

On a groundball hit to the outfield, a runner on second leaving the base on release then running hard on the hit, I would expect that girl to score. Whats the question about the home being awarded?

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Ball was hit hard on the ground to the center fielder. Forgot to mentioned that this was a high school game.
Not sure how the umpire can assume that a runner would have been able to score. I understand gauging a players speed and what knot but there's other things could happen to cause her not to score.

Coach904 said:

Ball was hit hard on the ground to the center fielder. Forgot to mentioned that this was a high school game.
Not sure how the umpire can assume that a runner would have been able to score. I understand gauging a players speed and what knot but there's other things could happen to cause her not to score.

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The only thing the umpire is judging is the effect the obstruction had on the runner. You are correct.....there are lots of other things that could have happened. You could "what if" this to death. If you're asking about the judgement piece of awarding home, I can't comment on that without seeing the play.

In this case, and especially since the umpires got together and ( I assume) discussed it, the judgement was that the runner would have scored from second if she had not been obstructed.