umpire1959
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Dixie Belles game. Should be same regardless of softball or baseball, but here is the situation.
Batter hits ball to right field in gap. Runner rounds first but trips over defensive player playing first base (clearly obstruction) as she rounds first base bag and attempts to go to second. Offensive player get up and goes back to first because ball is thrown in to second base by this time. Base umpire awards her second base because of the obstruction. Said she would have made it in his judgment had the obstruction not occurred. My question is, should she have attempted to go to second, if she gets thrown out then umpire enforces obstruction and says she would have made it had obstruction not occurred. Her going back to first I would think negates her "free base". Right or wrong? Thank you for your replies
Batter hits ball to right field in gap. Runner rounds first but trips over defensive player playing first base (clearly obstruction) as she rounds first base bag and attempts to go to second. Offensive player get up and goes back to first because ball is thrown in to second base by this time. Base umpire awards her second base because of the obstruction. Said she would have made it in his judgment had the obstruction not occurred. My question is, should she have attempted to go to second, if she gets thrown out then umpire enforces obstruction and says she would have made it had obstruction not occurred. Her going back to first I would think negates her "free base". Right or wrong? Thank you for your replies