Another You make the call

Batter hits the ball to short stop. Ball is threw to first on the ground as first baseman is scopping up the ball runner plows her down on the inside of the base line. Both players on the ground. The first baseman pick ups the ball and tag the runner. Ump calls out the runner who is hurt and cannot get up. Call was then reversed and new runner put in.

 

out

 

safe unless the runner made a turn to go to second

 

interference?

'Sounds like runner could be out for interference, but not enough info to tell.

 

Was the runner not required to run on the outside of the baseline to avoid running into the first baseman?

 

If this is accurate then it sounds like interference to me... runner is out - tag not required.

 

As I said the first baseman was in a stretch to reach the ball. It was coming in on the ground and was beating the runner. The runner had plenty of room to tag the bag. I thought she was out for interference but I believe the ump caved because of the girl getting hurt and fans

 

No expert on all the rules here but to me it sounds like the call would be interference on the runner who would be out and a dead ball called. Not sure if being in or out of the lane would make a difference. Always thought the offensive player had to give the defensive player a chance to make the play. I know for sure if this happened at home plate the runner would be out so I guess it would be the same at any other base

 

This is HTBT, but here is the way the 3' lane should be called;

If the b-r has one foot completely outside the 3' lane then contact with F3 attempting to field a throw on the home plate side of first base should be ruled interference.

If the b-r is running in the 3' lane and in the last step, as she is stepping into fair territory to reach first base, is hit by the ball or unintentionally makes contact with the fielder there is no interference, but that does not sound like the case in this play.

Now, if no interference or no obstruction is called then the contact is incidental and if the b-r did not touch first base she is liable to be put out by a tag or the fielder touching first while holding the ball.

Now if the contact by the b-r with F3 is deemed malicious then the ball is dead, the b-r is out, the b-r is ejected and runners return to the base last touched at the time of contact.


In the play exactly as written interference should have been called.
Plowed is a word that I believed is exagerrated here in this play although I was not there, so no malicious contact unless the b-r did something dramatic. The b-r was running to first, F3 was fielding an errant throw and had to stretch toward home and they collided.

Hope this helps.

 

This would only be interference while enroute to a base but not at a base. A runner has every right to get to a base as a fielder does in fielding a ball. A runner who slides into a base such as 2nd, 3rd, or home is not under any obligation to give the fielder a chance to field a catch. Unless the fielder actually possesses the ball do they have a right to be in the way of a base. (Malicious behavior not included)