Sheesh. No. Not a violation in any way and to even suggest otherwise is goofy. Anyone that is “stumped” here is a dingbat.BU told her she had to move her position because she was blocking the base runners view of the pitcher.
what part of OBS does NOT apply?
Easiest way to deal with this is ask (not tell) the fielder to adjust slightly.
But let me ask all of you who have gotten twisted out of shape about THIS situation; Runner on second, the SS (or 2B or CF for all I care) stands directly in front of the bag, between the runner and the P. She positions herself in this very odd, but certainly very legal, place ONLY when there is a runner on second. As an umpire, do you mention something about it to prevent a situation? If the offense says something to you about it, do you tell THAT HC that there is nothing you can do, the fielder has both feet in fair territory, she is legally positioned.
I can and should enforce where she can't be, however.
Unless I missed a reference, I thought everything Ed quoted was straight from USSSA? Or are you replying to the original OP, and saying the umpire in the original scenario was applying an NCAA rule?That is an NCAA only rule. Does not apply in any other ruleset and no it is not obstruction in anything but NCAA.
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