Rules every coach should know cold

[NVfishing]

Runner on second and ball is hit up the middle. Pitcher has ball glance off glove. Runner on 2 starts making move to 3rd. SS starts running toward misplayed ball and runner collides with SS. Interference or obstruction?

 

[TimothyJ]

When the batted ball hits the batter while in the box and the PU calls "dead ball". Quite often I hear parents and sometimes even a coach say "why is that a dead ball".

The flip side of that is when the batted ball hits home plate, and they think that's a foul/dead ball.

My son is a catcher, and more times than not just ends up tagging the batter out in the box, because they don't run.

 

[Jquick823]

Runner on second and ball is hit up the middle. Pitcher has ball glance off glove. Runner on 2 starts making move to 3rd. SS starts running toward misplayed ball and runner collides with SS. Interference or obstruction?

Should be Obstruction on the SS since it's not the original play on the batted ball as the pitcher has touched it.

 

[Comp]

#4 Correct. Most don't know that and assume a "MUST SLIDE" at home
#9 Is it catcher obstruction when the bat hit's the glove during the swing?

Defense obstructs, offense interferes. Any time the defense hinders the offense it is obstruction, and in this case it is catchers obstruction.

 

[Comp]

Should be Obstruction on the SS since it's not the original play on the batted ball as the pitcher has touched it.

Depends on the rule set. In ASA once the ball is deflected the runner must do something intentional to interfere. If they could not avoid contact with the SS it is not interference and would be obstruction.

NFHS is a different story. On a ball deflected by the pitcher, the SS would still be considered to be making the initial play on the ball and is protected. The runner running into her would be interference.

 

[Jquick823]

Defense obstructs, offense interferes. Any time the defense hinders the offense it is obstruction, and in this case it is catchers obstruction.

Correct. However not one time has it ever been referred to as Obstruction by an umpire in the 15 plus times I've seen it called. It's always called interference.

 

[Jquick823]

Depends on the rule set. In ASA once the ball is deflected the runner must do something intentional to interfere. If they could not avoid contact with the SS it is not interference and would be obstruction.

NFHS is a different story. On a ball deflected by the pitcher, the SS would still be considered to be making the initial play on the ball and is protected. The runner running into her would be interference.

Rule set is always the key. But an obstruction or interference call is still subject to judgment of the umpire.

 

[BobInMadison]

The coach should also know the rules for special cases. For example, there are a handful of girls who are natural righties who sometimes bat lefty. Not very many coaches or umpires know the rules for when a girl switches mid-at-bat. She is allowed to do so if and only if she gets the ump to call time. If she jumps across the plate when the ball is live the ump may call her out.

If a coach has a girl who switch hits, the coach should make sure before the game that the player and the ump understand the rules.

 

[Comp]

The coach should also know the rules for special cases. For example, there are a handful of girls who are natural righties who sometimes bat lefty. Not very many coaches or umpires know the rules for when a girl switches mid-at-bat. She is allowed to do so if and only if she gets the ump to call time. If she jumps across the plate when the ball is live the ump may call her out.

If a coach has a girl who switch hits, the coach should make sure before the game that the player and the ump understand the rules.

The rule has nothing to do with the ball being live when they switch batters boxes. If the pitcher is in position to pitch on the pitching plate and the batter steps across the plate, then they are out.

 

[Comp]

Correct. However not one time has it ever been referred to as Obstruction by an umpire in the 15 plus times I've seen it called. It's always called interference.

Then they arent using the correct term either because you will not find catchers interference in the rule book.