Is anyone watching UCLA vs Maryland game? Runner on 3rd tags up on a fly ball to center in bottom of 2nd. CF makes a great throw, one hopper right on line to the plate. Maryland catcher is straddling the baseline about 4' up the line to 3rd base with feet at shoulder width. Runner slides through his legs which are wide enough for a leg to get through but not the runner's body. The runner gets jammed up into the catcher's legs as the ball arrives. Catcher catches the ball and tags the runner out. Announcer says what I'm thinking - that "the catcher has to provide a clear path to the plate without the ball, but it's never called". This exact scenario occurred over the weekend in the UCLA v Maryland game with the same result. It seems like college is a year behind the MLB in sorting this out.
Sounds like the catcher was blocking the path to homeplate before he caught the ball?
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Doesn't matter. As I said above, he's allowed to block if he's in the act of fielding the throw.