Transcript the NFHS Obstruction PowerPoint Presentation

AOA
March 6, 2013
Prepared by Bob Jenkins and Steve Harms
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What’s the Definition?
What’s the Penalty?
Casebook Examples
Video Examples
What if it happens in the state championship
game?
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2-22-1
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An act by a fielder or any member of the defensive team
 Intentional or unintentional
 Physical or verbal
that hinders a runner or changes the pattern of play
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2-22-2
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Fake tag (reduce likelihood of injury by runner sliding)
2-22-3
Fielder w/o possession of the ball denies access to the base
the runner is attempting to achieve
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AKA “Catcher’s Interference”
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8-1-3
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The catcher (or any other defensive player) obstructs batter
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Delayed dead ball (5-1-2b)
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Ignored if batter-runner reaches first base and all other
runner(s) advance at least one base
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Offensive team (coach/captain) can elect to decline the
obstruction penalty and accept the resulting play
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Decision must be made before
 Next pitch (legal or illegal)
 Awarding of intentional base on balls
 All infielders leave the diamond
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Batter-runner
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Awarded first base, if he did not reach that base
All other runner(s)
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If attempting to advance (steal or squeeze),
awarded the advance base.
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If not attempting to advance, not entitled to that
base, UNLESS forced to advance because batterrunner awarded first base
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8.1.1E
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R2, F2 obstructs B3, who still hits the ball and
reaches first base safely. R2 (not advancing on the
pitch) is thrown out at home plate.
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Obstruction ignored or enforced?
 Ignored. Batter-runner reached first base and all
other runner(s) reached an advance base.
 R2’s out at home stands.
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8.1.1 F
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R2. B2 at bat. F2 clearly reaches out over home plate
 A) Prior to
 B) After F1 has made a movement that commits him to pitch
 C) To receive the pitch
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RULING:
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In A) No obstruction. Suggest verbalize “Time” and let both
batter and catcher “reset”
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In B) and C) Obstruction. B2 awarded first base;
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R2 not advancing (remains on 2nd base)
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8.1.1 G
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R3 F1 pitching from the windup. After F1 winds up, R3
starts home as in a squeeze play. F3, who is playing close for
a bunt, cuts off the pitch and tags R3.
RULING:
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Obstruction
 Ball is dead when F3 catches the pitch
 R3 awarded home (advancing on the pitch)
 B3 awarded first base
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8.1.1 H
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R2, 1 out. F2 obstructs B3 who grounds out to F4. (R2
advances to third). F3 throws to F5 in an attempt to retire R2,
who has rounded third base, but makes a bad throw; R2 scores
on overthrow.
RULING:
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Offensive coach has option:
 Accept the obstruction penalty
 B3 awarded first base and
 R2 returned to 2nd base, still 1 out
 Take the resulting play.
 Two outs,
 Run scores.
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8.1.1 N
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R3, R2, 1 out. F2 obstructs B4, who hits ground ball to F4. R2
was attempting to steal third base (even though 3rd base was
occupied). B4 thrown out at first base.
RULING:
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B4 did not reach first base safely, so coach has option to take
resulting play or have penalty enforced.
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Penalty: B4 awarded 1st base; R2 awarded 3rd base; R3 forced
to advance home
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Resulting play: (Presuming R3 scored on groundout) R2
remains at 3rd base; B4 is out)
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Two “types” of obstruction:
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Play is being made on an obstructed runner
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NCAA Type 1(2-54); OBR Type A 7.06(a)
Runner obstructed on whom no play is being made.
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 NCAA Type 2 (2-54); OBR Type B 7.06(b)
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REGARDLESS in NFHS
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Ball is delayed dead (5-1-2b)
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8-3-2
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When a runner is obstructed while advancing or returning to a base.
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Umpire verbalizes “That’s obstruction!”
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Umpire gives delayed dead ball signal (left fist closed; arm extended at
shoulder height)
Penalty
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The obstructed runner is awarded a minimum of one base beyond his
position on base when the obstruction occurred.
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Umpire shall award the runner (and any other runner affected by the
obstruction), the bases they would have achieved, in his opinion, had there
been no obstruction.
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If runner achieves the base he was attempting to acquire, obstruction is
ignored
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Malicious contact supersedes obstruction.
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Type 1/Type A
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Rundowns
Pickoffs
Type 2/Type B
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Around/Near the bases
 F3 obstructs batter-runner after rounding 1st base
 F4/F6 obstructs R1 or BR near 2nd base
 F5 obstructs R2, R1 or BR near 3rd base
 F2 obstructs R# near home plate, i.e., in baseline w/o
possession of the ball
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8.3.2 A
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R1, R2. B3 beats out an infield hit. R2 advances to
and past 3rd base toward home. In a rundown, F5
obstructs R2. However, R2 gets back to 3rd base
safely and finds R1 there. F5 tags R1 with the ball.
RULING:
Type 1 obstruction
 Time called after F5 tags R1.
 R2 is awarded home;
 R1 allowed to remain at 3rd base.
 B3 stays at whatever base (1st or 2nd) he had reached
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8.3.2 B
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While (a) B1 is moving toward 2nd base on a hit to right-center
field, F6, who does not have the ball in his possession, fakes a
tag on B1, or (b) B1 is returning to 1st base and F3, who does not
have the ball, fakes a tag on B1
RULING
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Type 2 Obstruction (no play being made)
Ball remains live
Fake tag is obstruction (2-22-2)
In both (a) and (b) B1 is awarded 2nd base. In (a), if in U2’s
judgment, B1 could have reached 3rd base, award 3rd base
Anything else?
 3-3-1b. Warning to coach about fake tag; next action is ejection
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8.3.2 H
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Nobody out; R1 and R2. R2 is obstructed rounding third. R1
had advanced beyond second base. B3 then interferes with F3.
RULING
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Type 2 Obstruction (no play being made)
Ball remains live at time of obstruction
Ball becomes dead at the time of the interference
Handle them in the sequence they occurred: OBS then INT
 If R2 obstructed AFTER rounding third, awarded home
 If R2 obstructed BEFORE reaching third, MAY award 3rd or home if
U2 judges he would have scored had not been obstructed
 R1 last base is 2nd base at TOI
 B3 is out.
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Ground ball to an infielder
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Pop-up or line drive to an infielder
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Technically “Type 1”
Batter-Runner awarded 1st base
If ball is caught, batter-runner is out; no obstruction
If ball is not caught, (and is a fair ball), BR will be
awarded 1st base
Ball hit to the outfield
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If ball is caught, BR is out
If ball is not caught, BR will always be “protected” to
at least 1st base.
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Factors to consider
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Position of the runner (batter-runner)
Location of the ball
Position of fielder(s)
Ultimate decision on where to place the runner(s)
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Not be made until ALL play has ceased
Based on principle that obstructed runner (BR) will be entitled
to the base he would have reached had obstruction not
occurred.
Can confer with partner
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Lyons Township vs. Oak Park/River Forest
Conference rivals; have met four times this season,
splitting games.
OPRF leads LT 3-2
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Box score through five innings
 LT
000 11
 OPRF
001 02
Umpires
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PU – Bob Jenkins;
U3 – Bob Copas;
U1 – Dan Marshall
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LT in 6th inning…
B6 doubles to left field. (Courtesy Runner).
 B7 grounded out to F3 unassisted; R2 advanced to
3rd base. (1 out)
 B8 popped up to F4 (2 outs).
 B9 singled to shortstop; B6’s CR scored
 B1 is up to bat
 B9 steals 2nd base
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And here we are.
Game tied; 2 outs; go ahead run on 2nd base…
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