NCAA Softball Umpires' Use Phone Call Rules Check on Retired Batter-Runner Interference Double Play скачать в хорошем качестве

NCAA Softball Umpires' Use Phone Call Rules Check on Retired Batter-Runner Interference Double Play

Umpires during a Loyola (Chicago) vs Drake University conducted a rules check via cell phone after a retired batter was hit by a catcher's throw in the 1st inning. Article: https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/... With none out and one on (R1), Drake's batter popped up a bunt, which was caught by Loyola's catcher, who then threw toward first base in an effort to retire the base runner. However, the catcher's throw hit the retired Drake batter-runner in the back, ultimately resulting in a delay as umpires consulted both a physical copy of the rules book and made a phone call to a supervisor or rules authority. Although the play under the Official Baseball Rules would likely be deemed legal pursuant to OBR 6.01(a)(5) Comment ("If the batter or a runner continues to advance or returns to attempts to return to their last legally touched base after they have been put out, they shall not by that alone be considered as confusing, hindering, or impeding the fielders"), we note that softball has no such rule. (Also, see https://www.closecallsports.com/2017/... for what OBR 6.01(a)(5) Comment is referring to... even if a retired runner is hit by a thrown ball, that alone is not interference.) Instead, NCAA Softball's definition for interference is "an act that denies a defensive player a reasonable opportunity to make a play (field/throw) anywhere on the playing field. The act may be intentional or unintentional and the ball must have been playable." Similarly, 12.17.3 states "An offensive player, who no longer has status (a retired member of the offense or a player who has scored), may not interfere with a defensive player making a play on an active runner." What is your call?