Runner is protected if a thrown ball hits her.
IMO runner could have gone either left or right.
IMO runner could have gone either left or right.
Interference or obstruction
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DD plays with a safety base almost all the time, if things are well in the world fielder uses the white base runner uses the orange base. If the ball is throw to left fielder is allowed to use orange base, runner the white base. Even though in theory the orange base is the runners they need to use the white base to avoid contact.
DD plays with a safety base almost all the time, if things are well in the world fielder uses the white base runner uses the orange base. If the ball is throw to left fielder is allowed to use orange base, runner the white base. Even though in theory the orange base is the runners they need to use the white base to avoid contact.
We questioned if the ball was fair or foul to begin with but then when obs was called, that was dropped and that was addressed by the HC. Being a pool game and not affecting the outcome, we didn't fight it too hard. I was asking to make sure I was correct in my mind.
Thanks for the replies!
Thanks for the replies!
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She can run to the pitchers mound or to the on deck circle it does not matter she does not have a right to a straight line to the base because her "DUTY" is to avoid the fielder while she is fielding the ball it is that simple.
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The batter-runner may do anything to avoid interfering with a defender attempting to field a batted ball. The 3' lane is irrelevant and applies in the case of a batter-runner interfering with a defender's ability to receive a thrown ball at 1B.
In this play, assuming the ball is fair and save any intent by F3 to make contact with the BR, this is INT, the BR is declared out and all other runners are returned to the base occupied at the time of the INT. If foul, again assuming there was no intent by F3 to contact the BR, it is simply a foul ball.
Question....
Batter-Runner is not allowed to retreat towards home, does this only apply when fielder has ball?
Batter-Runner is not allowed to retreat towards home, does this only apply when fielder has ball?
Batter runner is not allowed to retreat towards home to avoid or delay a tag attempt. There is no rule against a batter/runner retreating in any other situation.
As a couple other posters indicated; it appears that right handed, left gloved F3 stepped into foul ground in the base path of the runner to field a ball that was to her right on or near the line ... The correct approach on this play would have had F3 on the infield side of the ball fielding it to her glove side ... Since OBS does not have to be intentionally, the call seems pretty good to me ... What do you think ?
The umpires would have to rule the fielder purposely got in the runners path in order to rule it obstruction. It looks to me like the ball was rolling toward foul territory and the fielder either misjudged where the ball was going to end up or simply overran it. Unless you rule it intentional on the fielder part, the fielder has a right to field the ball without being hindered.
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