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September 2022 Test Quiz

1. This is obstruction.4
   

   22-09 test ques 1

   • True
   • False
2. The fielder’s right foot is just an inch or two from the inside corner of 2B. The runner ultimately slides into the fielder’s left leg, even though she had a path to the bag between the fielder’s feet. This is obstruction.4
   

   22-09 test ques 2

   • True
   • False
3. The fielder was straddling the bag, with her feet touching the foul line. She tagged the runner before she reached the bag. This is obstruction and the runner should be awarded 3B.4
   

   22-09 test ques 3

   • True
   • False
4. The ball is just entering the catcher’s glove when the runner arrives and is about to try and touch the plate on a force play. The catcher’s foot is in contact with the back side of the plate. This is obstruction.4
   

   4.1

   • True
   • False
5. This is obstruction4
   

   5.1

   • True
   • False
6. The fielder received the throw AFTER the runner began her slide. In this play, the fielder tagged the runner before she reached 3B. This is obstruction.4
   

   6.1

   • True
   • False
7. In this play the fielder blocked the inside portion of 2B before she received the throw. The runner slid to the BLOCKED portion of the bag and into the fielder’s leg and was tagged before she reached 2B. This is obstruction.4
   

   7.1

   • True
   • False
8. In this play the fielder blocked the inside portion of 2B before she received the throw. The runner slid to the OPEN portion of the bag and was tagged before she reached 2B, although she ultimately reached the base without any contact with the fielder other than the tag itself. This is obstruction.4
   

   8.1

   • True
   • False
9. This is obstruction.4
   

   9.1

   • True
   • False
10. In this play the runner slid into the catcher’s left leg while the catcher did not have possession of the ball. This is obstruction.4
    

    10.1

    • True
    • False
11. The catcher was able to retrieve the ball and tag the runner before the runner was finally able to get around the catcher and touch the plate. This is obstruction.4
    

    11.1

    • True
    • False
12. The runner was obstructed by the catcher. The runner nonetheless ran full speed into the catcher, resulting in a forceful collision that ended with the catcher being driven to the ground and the runner collapsing on top of her.4
    Question 12

    • a. The collision is the result of the obstruction by the catcher. The runner is awarded home.
    • b. The collision is malicious. Due to the obstruction the runner is awarded home, and the runner is ejected for the malicious contact.
    • c. Although the runner was obstructed, the malicious contact supersedes the obstruction. The runner is out and ejected for malicious contact.
13. The photo sequence shows a play unfolding. The first image shows F2 in a legal place. The images show F2 being taken into the path of the runner by the throw, and she continues moving her entire body to her left until she has her left leg in foul territory, as depicted in Image #4. As the runner nears the catcher, the runner tilts her head and upper body away from the coming collision. As the collision is imminent, the runner goes into the contact leading with her shoulder and finishes with her elbow extended away from her body and into the head of the helmeted catcher. It is in Image #3 that the catcher initially has possession of the softball. To expand the pictures click on any picture and it will open up in a new tab.4
    

    Question 13 combined

    • a. This is a legal play by both the offense and the defense. The runner should be called out and play continues
    • b. This is not obstruction. The contact is malicious. The runner is out and ejected.
    • c. This is obstruction. The contact is not malicious. The runner is awarded home.
    • d. This is obstruction. The contact is malicious. The obstruction is ignored, and the runner is out and ejected for the malicious contact.
    • e. This is obstruction. The contact is malicious. The runner is awarded home because of the obstruction and ejected for the malicious contact.
14. R1 at 1B and R2 at 2B. The batter hits a ground ball to F6, who tosses the ball to the F4 to start an apparent double-play attempt. R1 slides into 2B, leading with her left foot, and slides into F6, eventually causing F6 to fall to the ground before she can attempt to throw to 1B. The runner was called out on the force play, and the contact was judged not to be malicious. R2 acquired 3B before the play was made at 2B.4
    

    Question 14 combined

    • a. Legal play. R2 is out, and runners remain at 3B and 1B.
    • b. This is interference by R1. She is out on the play, the batter-runner is called out for interference, and the runner at 3B is returned to 2B.
    • c. This is interference by R1. She is out on the play, the batter-runner is called out for interference, and the runner at 3B is allowed to remain there.
    • d. This is interference by R1. She is out on the play, and R3 is called out due to the interference by R1. The batter-runner is awarded 1B.
15. R1 at 1B, no other runners, and no outs at the time of the pitch. In this sequence of plays the defense is attempting a 6-4-3 double play. R1 goes from 1B to 2B standing up. In the final photo we see F4 gets the throw away. The throw requires F3 to jump up at 1B to catch the ball, and the result is the batter-runner touches 1B before F3 lands on the base with the ball.4
    

    Question 15 combined

    • a. Legal play and the ball remains live
    • b. This is interference once the errant throw allowed the batter-runner to reach 1B before F3 could put her out. If F3 had been able to retrieve the errant throw and still put the batter-runner out, the interference could be ignored.
    • c. This is interference. The ball is dead immediately. Since it was interference by a retired runner, the runner closest to home is declared out. Since this play started with only the runner at 1B, the batter-runner is called out for R1’s interference.
16. A runner is obstructed sliding into a base. She overslides the base, loses contact with it, and is apparently tagged out.4
    • a. Delayed dead ball is signaled. The act of obstruction awards her this base. The oversliding is viewed as part of the runner’s action that was obstructed.
    • b. When an obstructed runner overslides a base, she is liable to be tagged out
17. On a base hit to the outfield, a runner is advancing toward second base and there is a play at second base. The shortstop (#6) drops the thrown ball. She picks up the ball in her bare hand and shoves the runner with her glove to prevent the runner from touching second base.4
    • a. Obstruction. Delayed dead ball is signaled at the moment of the obstruction. If the runner is tagged while off the base, the ball is immediately declared dead. At the conclusion of the play the runner is awarded second base. In addition, the umpire shall issue a warning to the shortstop (#6) for unsporting play and notify her coach.
    • b. Legal play. The runner is out and the ball remains live.
18. The runner on second base leaves too soon on a caught fly ball. As the defense is making a live ball appeal at second base, the runner is obstructed by the shortstop while returning to 2B. The umpire judges the runner lost about one step due to the obstruction. The runner is three running steps from second base when F4 receives the thrown ball and makes a legal appeal for leaving early.4
    • a. The runner is protected between the two bases where she was obstructed even if she is attempting to return to tag, so the umpire should declare the ball dead and award the runner 2B.
    • b. Because it is an appeal play, the runner is not automatically protected between the bases in which she was obstructed. Because the obstruction did not cause the runner to be out, the proper appeal stands and the runner is declared out.
19. The runner from second base leaves the base too soon on a caught fly ball and is obstructed advancing toward third base. The runner arrives safely at third base and remains standing there. The defense calls time and makes a dead ball appeal at second base for the runner leaving before the fly ball was first touched. The runner is still standing on third base and in the umpire’s judgment, is not attempting to return to 2B.4
    • a. The runner from second base is protected between the two bases where she was obstructed. She remains at third base.
    • b. The runner from second base is called out on the dead ball appeal. She was not attempting to return to tag up so she is not protected as a result of the obstruction.
20. On an attempted pickoff, a defensive player obstructs the base runner returning to the base. The runner reaches the base safely despite the obstruction. The head coach for the offense wants the defender issued a warning for returning obstruction.4
    • a. If the defensive player is making a play on the returning base runner and obstructs her, the defender will not be given a warning for “returning” obstruction.
    • b. If the defensive player is making a play on the returning base runner and obstructs her, the umpire shall issue a “returning” warning to the defender.
21. Following an obstruction call, the umpire determines that the runner would have reached second base had the obstruction not occurred; however, there is a preceding runner already standing on second base.4
    • a. Award the obstructed runner second base and advance the preceding runner to third base.
    • b. Award the obstructed runner first base and the preceding runner second base.
22. The batter bunts the ball on the ground near the first base foul line. The batter runner is obstructed by the charging first baseman as the catcher plays the ball in fair territory, causing the batter-runner to lose a running step. The umpire judges the player in the best position to make the play was the catcher. The catcher throws to F4, who is covering 1B. The ball arrives well before the batter-runner, who was still four running steps from 1B.4
    • a. The plate umpire signals delayed dead ball on the obstruction. The batter runner is declared out at first base as the runner would not have arrived safely even if not obstructed.
    • b. The plate umpire signals delayed dead ball on the obstruction. On the apparent putout the ball is declared dead and the batter runner is awarded first base as the batter runner is protected between the two bases she was obstructed.
23. With runners on first base and second base and no outs, the batter grounds to the first baseman who immediately steps on first base for the force out then throws to the third baseman, making a play on the runner going from second to third. The runner from second base gets caught in a rundown between second and third and is obstructed early in the play. As the rundown continues, the runner from first base advances to second base and stops on the base. The runner in the rundown attempts to get back to 2B and is tagged before she makes it back.4
    • a. The ball becomes dead when the runner from second base is tagged. The obstructed runner is awarded third base and the runner from first base remains at second base.
    • b. The ball becomes dead when the runner from second base is tagged. The obstructed runner is awarded second base and the runner from first base is returned to first base.
24. In the top of the first inning with a base hit to right field, the batter-runner rounding first base is obstructed by the first baseman, #14. A warning for rounding obstruction is issued to #14, and her head coach is notified. In the top of the fifth inning, #14 is substituted for by #45. On a base hit to center field, the batter-runner rounding first base is obstructed by the first baseman, #45 then returns safely to first base.4
    • a. The batter runner is awarded second base for the repeated violation for rounding obstruction by the first baseman.
    • b. The batter runner remains at first base. Rounding warnings are issued to individual players, not positions. A warning for rounding obstruction is issued to #45, and her head coach is notified. Subsequent violation of the same rule by the same player shall result in a one-base award to the obstructed runner.
25. Early in the game the runner from first base is obstructed by the shortstop (#26) while rounding second base. A warning for rounding obstruction is issued to #26, and her head coach is notified. Later in the game, #26 obstructs the runner returning to second base on a caught fly ball to center field. The offensive head coach wants her runner awarded a base since #26 had previously been warned for obstruction.4
    • a. The runner is awarded third base for the repeated violation for obstructing a runner by #26.
    • b. Rounding and returning are different obstruction types, and each type requires its own warning before any award is given. The runner remains at second base. #26 is issued a warning for returning obstruction and her head coach is notified

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