Obstruction

[tankmjg24]

High school varsity (so FED rules) with R1, R2, and me as BU.  Batter attempts a sacrifice bunt that goes directly to F1.  F1 throws to F5 but the throw sails high and starts going down the LF fence line. R2 is obstructed by F5 as he rounds 3rd to head home and ends up falling down and crawling back to 3rd.  R1 is going towards 3rd but has to stop and go back into 2nd now.  F7 throws to F4 to try and get the retreating R1.  During this throw R2 goes home and scores.   Once F4 recieves the ball he throws to F2 to try and get R2 but is too late.  R1 now tries for 3rd and ends up getting in a run down eventually being tagged out.

 

So my question is this.  R2 was the obstructed runner that eventually scored.  Had R2 not been obstructed, R1 would have more than likely been safe at 3rd.  With all of the above happening, should R1 been awarded 3rd and the out nullified?

[grayhawk]

Use your judgment to nullify the act of obstruction. Sounds like R2 was obstructed after he had already touched third, so he scores regardless. You can keep the out on R1 or award him the base you thought he would have achieved if there was no obstruction.

[Magic]

^^^^^^^

What he said

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[maven]

When R2 is obstructed, the act also hinders R1, who was between 2B and 3B. I'm awarding R2 HP (required by rule) and R1 3B. Since R1 never advances beyond 3B, he is not liable to be out on this play.

I don't see that allowing R1's out nullifies the hindrance committed by the defense. He would have been safe at 3B, not out, absent the OBS.