ESO Baseball Rules
Mini Clinic
With
Rick Roder
December 15, 2007
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Welcome!
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Off-season clinics are posted twice per month at ESO
“Online Training.”
Questions are submitted by umpires via email.
For each mini clinic play you’ll be asked to “make the call.”
Use PAUSE button to read options in any frame.
Rules, sources, mechanics, helpful hints provided.
Rule differences (pro, NFHS, NCAA) will be noted.
Bonus: Monthly quiz posted last day of month.
December 15, 2007
What lies hidden behind (or ahead of) an interference call?
Play: Bases loaded, no outs, fast runners aboard, slowrunning batter. Squeeze play with all runners getting a
great jump on the pitch. Batter gets the bunt down.
They throw home for an attempted force out but R3 is
safe. Then they throw to first; batter-runner is out for
interference outside the running lane. At the time the
ball hit the BR, R1 was beyond second base and R2
was beyond third base. Where are runners placed?
Your ruling:
R3 safe at the plate, BR out for interference before first
base (1st out); R2 was beyond 3rd and R1 beyond 2nd
at time of interference:
A) Runners stay at third and second because they had
advanced there by time of interference.
B) Runners return to time of pitch bases because batterrunner was out before reaching first base.
Correct answer:
A) Runners stay at third and second because
they had advanced there by time of
interference.
B) Runners return to time of pitch bases because batterrunner was out before reaching first base.
MLB/NCAA 2-Int. AR 2:“Intervening Play”
NFHS 8-2-8: Always return to TOI after int. on thrown ball.
Related Play #1:
R3, squeeze play. Bunt is good and R3 scores easily.
However, BR is out for interference before first base
for being out of the running lane.
A. Run scores; got to plate before interference.
B. R3 must return to third due to the interference.
Play #1 Answer:
R3, squeeze play. Bunt is good and R3 scores easily.
However, BR is out before first base for being out of
the running lane.
A. Run scores; got to plate before interference.
-- NFHS… “A” is correct.
B. R3 must return to third due to the interference.
--Pro and NCAA… “B” is correct.
Related Play #2:
R1, base hit. R1 gets in a rundown between second and
third. BR fills in and is standing on second base
when R1 intentionally interferes with a throw and is
called out.
A) BR must return to first.
B) BR can stay at second.
Play #2 Answer:
R1, base hit. R1 gets in a rundown between second and
third. BR fills in and is standing on second base
when R1 intentionally interferes with a throw and is
called out.
A) BR must return to first.
--Pro (7.08b)
B) BR can stay at second.
--NCAA (2-Int) and NFHS (8-2-8)
Final comments:
Rule differences: philosophy
Good to study interference, but make sure you pay close
attention to the details of enforcement
Thank you for participating!
Next ESO Mini Clinic: December 30
Please email rule questions to [email protected]