The rule, as I read it, simply says, there does NOT need to be contact with anyone or anything for the rule to be called. Regarding the last play, your line does not show the true story as the picture is at an angle.

From the way I read the Omaha explanation, the fact that the runner is inside the foul line, beyond the halfway mark and the fact that the fielder needed to make the throw on THAT SIDE of the bag, regardless of where the ball ends up, the call should be made.

Nevertheless, that inning during the 2 out time period perfectly sums up our season. When our veteran players are not playing their best (Tanks, Milazzo, Herring, Jones), we lose.

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Posted by lsupride87

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Posted on 5/11/24 at 9:17 am to ChiefCornerstone

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The rule, as I read it, simply says, there does NOT need to be contact with anyone or anything for the rule to be called.

It says the throw must be interfered with though

Milazzo threw to the right of the bag and the throw still wasn’t interfered with. If it’s thrown right at the bag or left of the bag it’s even further from being interfered with

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the fact that the runner is inside the foul line, beyond the halfway mark and the fact that the fielder needed to make the throw on THAT SIDE of the bag, regardless of where the ball ends up, the call should be made.

You simply aren’t reading the rule. It’s very clear

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NCAA Rule 7, Section 11 (p) : In running the last half of the distance from home plate to first base while the ball is being fielded to first base, the batter-runner runs outside the 3-foot restraining line or inside the foul line and, in so doing, interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base, except that the batter may go outside these lines to avoid a fielder attempting to field a batted ball

This post was edited on 5/11/24 at 9:19 am

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