- Sep 27, 2015
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Runner on first takes off on a hit. Second base does not have the ball (it is behind her in the outfield, she is facing first, and located halfway between first and second base), stands on the baseline. Runner runs into the baseman because she can't stop in time. Runner is called out for excessive force when she gets to third.
The rule book is a bit iffy on the ruling for this, ump said the runner should go around the baseman but that would have put her way outside the baseline. Rule also states if she would have tried to stop and still collided with the baseman, she would have been safe.
Can someone explain to me how that works. I would have thought second base was in the runners way and the other team would have been penalized. I know if my daughter, who is catcher, blocks the baseline or plate without the ball, she gets called for obstruction.
The rule book is a bit iffy on the ruling for this, ump said the runner should go around the baseman but that would have put her way outside the baseline. Rule also states if she would have tried to stop and still collided with the baseman, she would have been safe.
Can someone explain to me how that works. I would have thought second base was in the runners way and the other team would have been penalized. I know if my daughter, who is catcher, blocks the baseline or plate without the ball, she gets called for obstruction.