The ball WILL find you.....

[KLAH316]

First time for everything.....

12U USSSA OBR

 

I'm in "C", runner on 2B.  Batter hit a shot up the middle and deflects off F1's shoe and comes right at me.... Not sure how, but it found my left elbow and then wound in shallow RF. 

R2 scored and Batter ended up on 2B.

 

My partner and I got together and decided that since the ball deflected off of a fielder then hit me that there was no Umpire Interference.

 

Correct??

[Mudder]

OBR, for this rule pitcher is not a fielder so would be UI, I believe

[NovaScotiaBlue]

I'm sure you are Correct.

I say you can't have umpire interference on a deflected ball

[HeadHunterLA]

No interference.

[noumpere]

The rules are a little confusing on this on but the clearest part I think is in 6.08d "

If a fair ball touches an umpire after having passed a fielder other than the pitcher,

or having touched a fielder, including the pitcher, the ball is in play.

"

[mstaylor]

noumpire is correct, deflected off any fielder, no UI.

[KLAH316]

Thanks all.....

It's always nice to confirm that I was right. 

[Aging_Arbiter]

I'm just hoping that MST will 'fess up when he takes a shot to the jiblets, instead of trying to make everyone think that he wears a baseball repellant.

[mstaylor]

I will when it happens, I'm still good.