R1 breaks for second

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Originally posted by newtothis:
With R1 on first and two outs, the pitcher begins his delivery. R1 breaks for second and F3, who is playing off the bag, makes contact with R1. B1 swings through the pitch and his follow-through interferes with F2. Despite that, F2 retires R1 at second.

a. Interference is called.
b. R1 is out on the play.
c. Obstruction is called.
d. R1 is safe at second.
e. R1 returns to first.
f. B1 is out, the inning is over.

I believe the correct answer(s) are a,c,f.
But why?

What ruleset?

And a hint...for NCAA and OBR, was the runner protected to second?

I believe the answers are correct for all ruleset.

Why is the interference enforced & not the obstruction??

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Originally posted by newtothis:
I believe the answers are correct for all ruleset.

Why is the interference enforced & not the obstruction??

Depends on what you mean by "follow through" as to which rule set is involved.

Are you talking about the batter leans over the plate or are you talking about his backswing hits F2? That makes all the difference of which code. If it is his backswing, then FED rules differently than all. If it his lean over the plate or something, then it is the same for all codes. That is why it matters.

Also, in FED, the runner advances 1 base regardless if he is protected. In NCAA and OBR, it matters if the umpire would have protected him to 2B.

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Originally posted by newtothis:


a. Interference is called.
b. R1 is out on the play.
c. Obstruction is called.
d. R1 is safe at second.
e. R1 returns to first.
f. B1 is out, the inning is over.

I believe the correct answer(s) are a,c,f.
But why?

I believe your answers are a, c, b depending on ruleset, e, and f depending on ruleset.

A is automatic in all codes but may not be enforced depending on outcome. C is automatic. B if not FED and the runner is not protected (which I would protect them so this won't happen in my game). E due to INT. F if FED or if not FED and it is not on the backswing.

These are my answers. I may have some of the FED stuff confused but this is how I would think to enforce it. Complicated stuff isn't it?

quote:

Originally posted by newtothis:
With R1 on first and two outs, the pitcher begins his delivery. R1 breaks for second and F3, who is playing off the bag, makes contact with R1. B1 swings through the pitch and his follow-through interferes with F2. Despite that, F2 retires R1 at second.

a. Interference is called.
b. R1 is out on the play.
c. Obstruction is called.
d. R1 is safe at second.
e. R1 returns to first.
f. B1 is out, the inning is over.

I believe the correct answer(s) are a,c,f.
But why?

Okay, so for the answer(s)...

FED (and NCAA and OBR if runner is protected): a, c, d. The runner is automatically protected to 2B, so there is no play possible. Without a play possible, there cannot be interference.

NCAA (if runner is not protected): a, b, c. In NCAA, if backswing interference occurs, and the runner is retired, the interference is ignored, and the runner remains out.

OBR (if runner is not protected): a, c, e. Backswing interference is what is known as "weak" interference, and the ball is immediately dead, runners return.