- May 8, 2008
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I need some help on this one. Last night we had a runner on 3rd, on the first pitch she breaks toward home, the catcher runs her back to 3rd. The catcher throws the ball back to the pitcher while she is up the line, the runner takes off toward home & runs into the catcher who is in the baseline without the ball, the ump calls the runner out saying that the runner must avoid contact with the fielder, he also said he could have thrown her out of the game because she went into the catcher with her arms up (just trying to protect herself). The question is, does the runner have to avoid contact? I have always told my players if the fielder is obstructing them, they should make contact with the fielder (not looking to hurt anyone). The ump said the runner should run around the fielder & that is obstruction.
To Bump or not To Bump? That is the question.
To Bump or not To Bump? That is the question.