02Crush
Way past gone
The pitcher pitches ball
Catcher receives and sees runner stealing 3rd
3rd baseman runs back to bag and places feet straddling the bag (homeplate side & outfield side towards the the 2nd base side) The baserunner can slide between her legs to be safe with full access to 3rd base.
The throw arrives, 3rd baseman catches and tags runner on shins as she is sliding. Field Umpire comes over....looks and call runner safe. I call time and ask about it. He tells me 3rd basemen was blocking the bag and that she cannot be in position around the bag until she has posession of the ball. I asked if the tag beat the runner arrivign at the base. He said yes. I said she was involved in making a play on the stealing runner. He told me she must have posession to be considered involved in the play. Is this correct? I am wanting to better understand the ruling. How can a defeisive player be prepared to defend a steal if she cannot get in position at the base to do so when the ball is coming to her?
Catcher receives and sees runner stealing 3rd
3rd baseman runs back to bag and places feet straddling the bag (homeplate side & outfield side towards the the 2nd base side) The baserunner can slide between her legs to be safe with full access to 3rd base.
The throw arrives, 3rd baseman catches and tags runner on shins as she is sliding. Field Umpire comes over....looks and call runner safe. I call time and ask about it. He tells me 3rd basemen was blocking the bag and that she cannot be in position around the bag until she has posession of the ball. I asked if the tag beat the runner arrivign at the base. He said yes. I said she was involved in making a play on the stealing runner. He told me she must have posession to be considered involved in the play. Is this correct? I am wanting to better understand the ruling. How can a defeisive player be prepared to defend a steal if she cannot get in position at the base to do so when the ball is coming to her?