PVLBLUE posted:What does NCAA say? OBR? I'm not familiar with these rules.
In these codes, it's clear -- the protected fielder (and the protection can change as in this case with a deflected ball) has an absolute right to field the ball (as it applies to this thread -- don't take the statement too literally and try to apply it to other situations). So, in the OP and in the play just above, R2 is out.