Lisa Fernandez Ejected UCLA Vs Texas A&M

Assistant Coach Fernandez ejected from game after a controversial play at home plate left two injured, and a heated Fernandez goes off and makes contact with an official. UCLA went on to win this game.

[@gretzkysyotes]

Just your standard 2-6-2-5-4 double play......

[@mitchellfogg4742]

Scott Reece hahahahaha

[@indycarr3964]

What I found most disconcerting about the whole ejection scene, was the fan's response at the following game. They glorified Fernandez, they tried turning her into a hero with t-shirts with her mug on the front. Are you fucking kidding me???!!!! She broke several rules, including physical contact with a game official, and you fans put her up on a pedestal??? You made her out to be the victim???? Her actions removed her from her team at a most critical point, a World Series run, and you try to make her a hero????!!!! What the fuck is wrong with people?????!!!!! She broke the rules and stabbed her team in the back, and you'll think she's a victim of the umpires, and I'm sure the umpires being male had a lot to do with it. This world is going to shit! It is upside down, completely backwards.

[@NashvilleDrumCoach]

The home plate umpire she made contact with is female.

[@brycelandon6387]

You have to remember that in liberal California, making a rulebreaker out to be a victim is totally acceptable.

[@nickanthony1744]

When this incident occurred in the 2017 NCAA tournament, it was a clean out at the plate. The Obstruction rule was added for 2018 as a result of this play to help protect the players from this kind of contact. The catcher (or any other fielder) is not allowed to use her body to prevent the base-runner from reaching the plate (or base) without control of the ball. Once the catcher has control of the ball, she is allowed to block the path to the plate. In this game, the catcher was standing between the runner and the plate from the beginning, which forced the runner outside the baseline to have an open line to the plate. The errant throw by the shortstop led the catcher's glove into the path of the runner (who had already been forced outside of the base-line by the catcher's positioning), which resulted in the nasty shot to the head.

[@nickanthony1744]

Where the catcher stands is irrelevant. The catcher cannot block the plate entirely, and they must leave a clear path to the plate until they have possession of the ball. Otherwise, it is Obstruction. In this case, it appears that a small part of the plate may have been left open until the catcher extended her glove into the path of the base-runner to make the catch. Copy/Paste straight from the NCAA rule-book: Rule 9.5.1 Obstruction occurs when a defensive player, not in possession of the ball nor in the act of fielding a batted ball, impedes a batter’s attempt to make contact with a pitch or impedes the progress of any runner who is legally running bases on a live ball. It can be intentional or unintentional. It is obstruction if a defensive player is blocking the whole base/plate or base path without the ball and/or the runner does not have a clear path to the base/plate. (See also Rule 12.13.) Notes: 1. Once in possession of the ball, the defensive player can be positioned between the runner and the base/plate. 2. Obstruction may be ruled even though there is no physical contact. 3. The runner may still be called out if she was clearly beaten by the throw. 4. In past years, coaches taught their players to block the base, catch the ball and make the tag. Now defensive players must catch the ball, block the base and make the tag. 5. Obstruction can occur on a force or tag play.

[@slapjohnson2808]

The runner hurt her face on the ground, not the tag. What a great job by the catcher!

[@kenosburn2205]

Clean play by catcher.

[@logansanders2027]

That’s where the ball was .The catcher didn’t actually tag her out she just caught it and it was right on the runner

[@csmith6237]

She totally did that to herself when she slammed down and didn't catch her weight. You were already on your way down anyways.

[@softballforever7530]

2016 I met Lisa Fernandez at a hitting and coaching clinic for my father and I. It was loads of fun and I even have a signed ball

[@jamesj3857]

They get espn in the trailer park? Who knew

[@ladonnagauchat6428]

They have gay clubs in your neighborhood? Who knew

[@RDHayes]

There is no cure for stupidity, or at least yours. I live in Oklahoma with a strong country accent. You will hear no apologies from me.

[@ericbrooking]

Nope, it is obstruction, go to 0:15, the catcher is clearly blocking the plate (with her left foot) without the ball and the thrown ball has not yet pulled her off her original position. You are not allowed to block any part of the base. If I were the plate ump, in my opinion this blocking altered her entrance to the plate and slowed her down, therefore it is obstruction.

[@TomServo1969]

I was wondering, how was the girl running home supposed to have any chance of touching the plate? The catcher was standing dead-ass in front of home plate and even reached out and tagged her as she tried to get around. That didn't look normal.

[@tc1817]

Nope. The reason it wasn't called obstruction is that it wasn't. If she had kept her leg there without the ball and prevented the runner from touching the plate, that is obstruction. She could wait all day completely blocking the plate if she wanted to, but without the ball she would have to move when the runner came.

[@ericbrooking]

Marbles McGee -- true but I never saw her move clear. In the opinion of this ump she had no intention of clearing way. Of course the arrival of the ball caused her to move more into the baseline but that ok if she just had denied setup with no intention of moving. This is a judgment call and yours is that wasn't obstruction, my judgment is that it was. That's Baseball.

[@tc1817]

a defensive player without the ball can stand in front of any base all day blocking it, but it isn't obstruction until the runner arrives and the defensive player does not move out of the way.

[@ericbrooking]

Marbles McGee -- we can agree to disagree, if the defensive player stands there all day as you said and doesn't appear to be moving out of the way, thus causing the runner to slow down or in this case alter from their direct path it is in fact obstruction. "That's Obstruction!"

[@steve7887]

How is that obstruction? She’s out. Great catch/tag

[@sierraleyba782]

Personally, I dont think its obstruction. She happened to be in the way when she was trying to catch the ball. If you look at the position she was in when she caught it, she was stretching to catch it. That looked rough though Also good play. Oh and dont come at me k thx.

[@LisaSmith-tb8bb]

That coach is one big bulldike

[@tomconstance2391]

"That coach" is the most accomplished women's softball player of all time and is married, but thanks for chiming in... :/

[@seanjackmond3355]

And hows her wife doing? Yea softball is real important dipshit!!!

[@tomconstance2391]

That would be a husband, weak sauce. Go visit her...maybe she'll let you touch her three Olympic gold medals

[@ryanb4533]

That's not obstruction

[@peaceistheanswer275]

Brooky agreed. From Little league to the pros, you gotta run over the catcher

[@fussyyeti2863]

Peaceistheanswer27 that’s not true! I know for sure you can’t run over the catcher in high school. Had a teammate ejected for it.

[@fussyyeti2863]

But yeah I didn’t see obstruction at all

[@derekmax6969]

Yeah... you can't intentionally slam the catcher per se... but if you are going to the plate and the catcher is in your way without the ball... you try to reach the plate and anything after that is on the catcher.

[@randycole9008]

Watch the tag,, the tag was on the helmet and the gal smashed her face on the ground.. Great play at the plate..

[@swspartanhwk]

She was blocking the plate sorry she catcher was wrong

[@urksho5609]

Matthew Berg catcher is only obstructing only if there is no play possible

[@firebird_spleen4190]

shes out

[@mattunknown7070]

lol I thought she got hit by the catcher in the face no she just tried to slide but went forehead first into the ground lol makes me laugh

[@calebr3097]

Hey let’s recommend him a softball video form 2 years ago even tho he’s never watched softball in his life

[@leonmatthewsiv1699]

I paused it at 2:13 and can see that the runner has a path to the base (via a slide between the catcher's legs) and the throw took the catcher into the runner. It just happens to lead to a hard tag. Great job by the home plate umpire. And catcher for getting the ball to third.

[@OliveOyl12590]

I think the umpires didn't call obstruction was because the runner didn't break for home right away. At 2:10-2:13 the catcher is obstructing the runner's path to home plate but the umpire didn't call it because the runner didn't break immediately and the throw was to the third base side of home right into the runner.

[@Liamnesque]

I always wanted to date a softball player..they are so hot

[@thabrownthabrown5467]

She got hurt from her face hitting the dirt. The throw would have hit her in the head and been much worse, and the catcher wasn't blocking the basepath at all nor was it a dirty tag. Nothing wrong there

[@mikyhiaworsham8012]

I like how the guy said that the throw to the catcher was perfect, but she had to jump and with her arm all the way out to catch the damn ball. That’s how she ended up hurting her arm in the 1st place.

[@elmoblatch9787]

In her day, Lisa Fernandez was the most dominant softball player in the world. She was a lights out pitcher with so many no-hitters, and she was the NCAA BATTING CHAMPION. There will never be another like her.

[@robertstewart9202]

If you watch the catcher, she takes a legal position in front of the plate, not blocking it. The throw is offline, and she goes with the throw, catching the ball at almost the same instant there is contact. I see incidental contact, and a tag to the side of the helmet, with R3's head impacting the ground.

[@Matthewxie5505]

Robert Stewart that wHat I say to,

[@timmetevelis8172]

That catcher is a hell of a gamer. Perfect throw home from 2nd and the catcher assisted a double play hurt, wow!

[@tynao2029]

ya that was really sexy and amazing

[@justwondering1967]

If that was a block lets just stop playing the game. The throw took her into the line of the runner. It was a perfectly executed play by the defense.

[@Built2Fast]

Christopher Gilbert Completely agree. More people should read your comment.

[@jimkline746]

It's not obstuction. The ball was released from second baseman to the catcher.

[@dave-cd7jd]

the catcher was in the baseline but aquired the ball well before the baserunner approached the plate. there is no obstruction

[@jg0346]

Absolutely a fair ball play. The runner even went outside the baseline requiring the catcher to reach to her left. Fernandez should be banned from coaching for contact with an official, she is a real hot head.

[@heatherrobertson34]

The tag ain't what hurt her or raspberry her face, it was face bouncing off ground and helmet that hurt her not the tag itself

[@mettall1981]

It is not obstruction because she was going for the ball to catch it. For it to be obstructing the plate she would have to not have the ball and blocking the runner. Since the throw led her to catch the ball in line with the runner she had to go to where the ball was thrown which put her in the path of the runner. Ergo not obstructing.

[@PyroManiacs]

Exactly.

[@jackjones3657]

Great play catch! The runner got hurt slamming her head into the ground during the slide.

[@dashking4219]

Jack Jones no it was a glove to the face she’s just too sensitive to take a hit

[@dandanthexrpman3071]

Contact with the home plate umpire will cost that coach. The NCAA does not take that lightly.

[@hunchburnem9002]

Dumb coaching and base running, so I’m going to get thrown out so I look like I know what I’m doing.

[@havefaith3213]

Catcher has a right to catch the ball. The runner should have watch which way the catcher was moving ,and stretching for the catch. The base runner should have read that instead of running with head head down ,and slid to the inside ,simple as that .She would have been safe .stupid baserunning legal tag. stop crying. Fundamentals win games. Not showing off being, stupid, not everyone gets a medal ,millennials.

[@raysteffen602]

Have Faith you're right, fundamentals of obstruction, catcher is clearly positioned herself over the plate before the ball got there

[@silentoutfit]

Have faith, a part of any real players repertoire is applied knowledge of the rules and this particular instance is obstruction by the catcher. You don't have to take my word for it though, take the NCAA's verbatim ruling and try to tell me with a straight face it wasn't obstruction hereafter: 9.5.1 (truncated)... impedes the progress of any runner who is legally running bases on a live ball. It can be intentional or unintentional. It is obstruction if a defensive player is blocking the whole base/plate or base path without the ball and/or the runner does not have a clear path to the base/plate.

[@havefaith3213]

Perfect Storm the way I see it .The catcher was straddling the left-sided off the plate .The throw came wide to the right side and high. The catcher had a stretch to catch the ball .She has a perfect right to catch the ball . If the runner was reading how the catcher was stretching, instead of with her head down she could have slipped it inside and been safe. It's softball, you have to have the right to catch the ball. What was she going to do just let the ball go past without catching it. Learn the fundamentals of base running and, all you people don't have to run to the rule book so much. My God it's a bang-bang play "reaction". The base runner was the only one to have a couple of seconds to think about where to go. The Umpire called it a hundred percent right.

[@silentoutfit]

Have Faith freeze frame it at 0:15 and tell me that the catcher isn't already in the base path of home plate BEFORE having the ball in hand muchless the throw leaving the second basewomans hand. She's hovering right over the plate at that point in time, then tell me at the beginning of 0:16 the catcher - without the ball in hand, isn't still over the plate. The ball was poorly thrown as it was an afterthought by the second basewomam and the catcher made an athletic - albeit illegal, play which took her out from in front of home plate and directly into the runner. It's not the base runners fault, sports in general are changing because folks are whining about "injuries" and one issue right now is collisions at home plate and how the catcher is "defenseless" against a base runner whose got time to think about what he\she wants to do.

[@havefaith3213]

Perfect Storm come on man ,the balls coming from the infielder between 2nd and 1st it's coming a little high and wide she has to reach for it, she's reacting she has a right to catch the ball . What is the catcher supposed to do just stand there. She was on the left side of the base if the ball was thrown perfectly she would have caught it and tagged her out. Catcher did not intentionally block the plate on purpose .She was reacting to the high and wide throw. I've seen catches block the plate and it pisses me off ,this wasn't the case ,this was reaction. I do respect your opinion, and it's nice to disagree with someone without any bad words or anger. ✌️

[@johncurtis7186]

Great defensive play- no obstruction. Catcher had the right to reach for the throw.

[@mikesmith7780]

Nothing blatant by catcher nor runner......Fernandez got stupid, just stupid.

[@SuperIndependent101]

She didn’t try to obstruct, she was literally following the ball. There isn’t much you can do about it. It’s a hard call to make.

[@TheHometownfan]

AshFilm73 i agree she didnt try to but she was. I think she was unaware of her positioning because she was straddling the path from the beginning and never left that position. The catcher just reach with her glove but her feet stay in the same spots just dropping the knee.

[@TOGA1305]

The baserunner is lucky the catcher caught the throw in the first place because it was heading right for her face.

[@andrewcalzia7083]

There was no obstruction here at all, the ball took the catcher into the baseline. In almost 20 years of playing baseball I've never been called for obstructing (yes all those years of playing have been behind the plate).

[@zach1347]

Andrew Calzia wow, why aren't you in the hall of fame?

[@hondarider2690]

man i love me some softball butts

[@juliomoreno117]

WHO IS THAT COACH? THAT GUY WAS DEFINITELY PISSED.

[@trevorgreeenlaw9168]

Clean play. Catcher has a right to the ball. I personally think she smacked her face hard on that got her upset. Softball can hold this L. haha

[@chriswright6425]

awesome plays by the catcher! she is awesome!

[@Drago2600]

Her face hitting the ground because she does not know how to properly slide is what did most of the damage.

[@StanleyPitts]

The catcher was blocking the baseline that's obstruction

[@mayelo316]

The catcher was blocking

[@Sunociva]

@Robin Siwula you clearly don't know wtf you're talking about so sssshhhhhhhh.

[@stevestiff5688]

Lia Fernandez looked like a BUFFOON

[@iwishyouwould1781]

Why the fuck is this trending?

[@nathanielanderson206]

No obstruction here, just a great play by the catcher. Followed the throw offline which took her into the runner, which is not obstruction, and was able to hold on to the ball through the collision. Not to mention she had the awareness to throw down to third to get the double play. Impressive.

[@spritzerak4u89]

Uncle Steve + If the ball was never thrown to the catcher then the runner would have had to go around her just to reach base so yes it's obstruction. The pass can lead you into the lane and you can block the lane when yoh have the ball but not before. The catcher did a great job of obstructing without it being noticeably obvious, but she still did it.

[@sydneyenglish4261]

It def wasn't a perfect throw tho.

[@derekmax6969]

This is clearly not obstruction you can't just think its obstruction because you are out... this runner is nailed by a good throw, and as far as her injury goes this is why you are taught not to slide into home this way. The catcher was in the action of going towards the ball it throws obstruction out the window. If she slides feet first on the inside of the bag and sweep tags I bet she would've been safe.

[@CmdrPewpeez]

her head bounced off the ground, the tag was just a touch. lol. either way, i love women's softball.

[@kurumauzamaki2731]

HunkpapaLakota cause the women who play are hot

[@mikegreenlee30]

I play softball. Softball can be a dangerous sport but the better than straight into the catcher. Softball can be a fun sport but you gotta be smart on how you play.

[@mikegreenlee30]

Batter I meant

[@lendog725]

There’s no crying in baseball!! Oh it’s softball my bad go ahead

[@JamesBond77]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@stevebaker4082]

Nice smokers cough

[@jacobjohnson3386]

The catcher was blocking the runners path. I don't see any other route the runner could have taken since she is going to home plate

[@TheAveryFilms]

tag was legit... the baserunner bounced her face on teh dirt... that's what hurt her the most

[@tedlogan4867]

The tag was dirty, intentionally to the face, and with unnecessary force, thus violating the NCAA rules of conduct. The catcher should have been ejected immediately for that.

[@TheSeanocasey]

What is she angry about. Clean plays.

[@zoey1957]

TheSeanocasey Catcher blocked plate without possession of the ball. Obstruction should’ve been called.

[@TheSeanocasey]

no the catcher was standing in front of the plate when the play began she had to reach for the ball causing her arm into the path of the runner. A running can not obstruct a fielder the opportunity to catch the play.

[@hugomunoz920]

That was an obstruction catcher was blocking the plate

[@jessicamelvin5021]

Hugo Munoz the catcher is allowed to block the plate if she has possession of the ball

[@formercoach1202]

@@jessicamelvin5021 Not until she has possession. When she blocked the plate she was not in possession of the ball. This was a close play, but obstruction would have been the correct call. The NCAA clarified this rule several years ago. This was the 2017 rule change recommendation which was adopted. Obstruction (Rules 9.4.1, 9.5 and 12.13.1). (1) Recommendation. Changes the definition of obstruction to when a defensive player, not in possession of the ball or in the act of fielding a batted ball, impedes a batter's attempt to make contact with a pitch or impedes the progress of any runner who is legally running bases on a live ball. It is obstruction if a defensive player is blocking the whole base/plate or base path without the ball and/or the runner does not have a clear path to the base/plate. (2) Effective date. Immediately. (3) Rationale. To allow a base runner a clear path to the base if the defensive player is receiving a throw and does not have possession of the ball in her glove or hand. Defensive players can no longer cause the runner to alter her path to the base by blocking the base/plate or base path without the ball. Removes the vagueness of “in the act of catching” the ball.

[@ajaxsf]

The ball hit the catcher's glove which hit the runner's face at the same time. It wasn't a faceplant, which is painful but rather getting hit in the face with the ball which is even more painful.

[@amba144]

Esso the ball barely hit her head. Even if it did she's wearing a helmet.... Her falling on her face did the damage

[@geedaddy45]

That was a bang-bang play. Home plate belongs to the catcher/defense...the catcher OWNS the plate! Good D imo.

[@someperson8151]

Both her throws were great. Had the runner at second beat, then the snappy tag at home, and another assist throwing to third for a run down to second. Great play overshadowed by Fernandez's tantrum.

[@JGunit]

I only see a great physical play. If this were baseball, nobody bats an eye

[@OliveOyl12590]

If this were baseball, the runner barrels into the catcher instead of this matador baserunner trying to go around the catcher and tag the back of home plate.

[@mannyfel8324]

Wtf was the coach mad at? She hit her own face on the floor.. the throw took her into the runner its not any wrong doing by catcher!! She should be mad at herself for not teaching her players how to slide

[@Ajon83]

Clean play. All incidental contact.

[@brianfergus839]

Ajon83 with the old rules you would be right

[@Ajon83]

Brian Fergus New rules suck then.

[@brianfergus839]

Ajon83 tell it to Buster Posey

[@Campbellentertainment]

You didnt see it because it was a legal tag, stop crying.

[@djm6211]

Lmao obstruction? Youcant be serious

[@Tainopisno1]

Those women in college softball are savages playing hard n tough.

[@evanyaj437]

The catcher just saved that chicks face lol

[@seanrenon747]

Seriously, if a glove hitting her face hurt that much she should thank the catcher for not letting her get beaned by the ball. When people are out, they magically get hurt by the tag, but runners who get hit by throws while running to second will get up and run to third

[@seanrenon747]

I'm not sure, you see the runner complaining to the ump. You're right that she was probably complaining about obstruction, but the catcher was playing the ball - sure she probably didn't allow as much space as possible for the runner to slide, but she did leave enough.

[@closedeyz]

watch the replay at the second half of the video. before the ball is even throw the catcher widens her stance over the plate. that right there is obstructing the path.

[@exposethetruth3166]

That’s a great play by the catcher. What’s the problem?🤷🏽‍♂️

[@cjxd]

Basically, the coach was just mad as shit because the catcher made a real nice play. No, relax... your player was out by multiple steps, the ball was already there, there wasn't any obstruction.

[@TK-ch7wr]

CJiZL33T actually the catcher was blocking the plate without the ball.

[@cjxd]

TK33, nah.

[@SilasLives1]

Really? She tagged her in the face and they are both hurt so bad that couldn't get up. Good thing they didn't have a collision. They would have had to call the game.

[@camrynglanville6294]

They were in shock dumb ass

[@RGIIIRedskins]

The Beverly Hillbillies adding their commentary.

[@RDHayes]

And the asshole adding his. Good thing I make a lot of money and can afford to have my southern accent without feeling the need to troll. What's the matter? NO picture? Hmmmm, it makes me wonder why?

[@FaithInJesus7]

That throw to home was perfect

[@TheHurricaneborn]

Suck it up...group shower for everyone

[@kaleloz2868]

Great Play by catcher... Tag... And throw with possible dislocated shoulder.

[@matthewturner6885]

idc what y’all say, that coach getting tossed was good. She boosted morale and showed that if her girls felt wronged, she’d back em. great coaching. the girl should have slid at home though, could have avoided that nasty tag

[@Medic-kk3jm]

So. Many. Lesbians.

[@comradeernieopp3968]

That play was a pretty lit play

[@mrmsteck]

Some of the worst base running I’ve seen in awhile

[@HaloToday]

Why was Coach Fernandez upset? It was clearly the right call unless if I am unaware of some kind of illegal contact.

[@OliveOyl12590]

She had a problem with the stance the catcher took during the play after her throw to second base. Her feet were positioned in front of the plate and round the batter's box before she took the return throw.

[@sorrym8421]

She tagged her on her side, it's the runner's own fault that she hit her face on the ground. This is so dumb.

[@BromeGrass]

How tf do you get two outs and two injuries without even pitching a ball? Oh nvm it’s softball

[@EmmAyeVee]

Umm...more like, how tf did you miss the pitch at the beginning of the video?

[@Subangelis]

John Doe - The Queer Commenter

[@Agong22067]

Honestly I'm a guy and I'm ashamed of all these rude boys in the comments..

[@germancontreras3947]

skrtskrt honestly your a guy? 😂😂

[@imthenick6014]

@@germancontreras3947 he's gay

[@theinterruptionwithriansar3768]

@@germancontreras3947 *you're

[@jeanrobert7071]

AHHH YAH GO BRUINS..MY OLD ALUM...MY COUSINS OLD ALUM..A& M..PRETTY EXCITING ACTION..GLAD IT LOOKED.LIKE BOTH GIRLS ARE GONNA BE OK...COULD DO WITHOUT THE PLAY BY PLAY BY THE..." DRUNKY BUMPKINS " 🤣

[@95bochamp]

Some of these college-level 'female' coaches look awfully masculine.

[@truhshy]

How is that obstruction

[@zachconcini9696]

chris t Bc the catcher did not have the ball

[@jiggledinger]

chris t it wasn't lol

[@TheMitmit03]

ZR Tech that's incidental contact if the player is going to make a play

[@stevestiff5688]

Lisa Fernandez just can't get over the perfect throw....In this case....SHE IS WRONG!

[@josephmadigan3142]

That is a hard call for obstruction could have went either way but all in all a great play defensively

[@thomasexler4271]

Routine double play in baseball....most exciting play in softball history tho lmao

[@alanbarraza459]

Why are you talking crap that's what a coach does for there players

[@theinterruptionwithriansar3768]

*their

[@user-zn7lc8rn4w]

@@danielingram3210 the catcher was in the way

[@danielingram3210]

There's no argument

[@ajgrube1467]

@@danielingram3210 yes the coach should argue about it there was a illeagal tag and possibly an abstruction

[@danielingram3210]

The catcher is supposed to be in the way

[@braydenmay8702]

If the catcher has to get the ball and it's in the base path and the catcher accidentally blocks the runner, then it's ok, but the catcher stood in the base path the whole time, so it's obstruction.

[@carrrexx7190]

Note to self, Don't slide with your face.

[@signelengis]

Since the ball got to the plate before she touched the plate, it is not obstruction. Has she slid foot first, she likely would have earned the obstruction call because the tag would have been too high/too late. As it stands, this is the correct call.

[@tjones5719]

signelengis incorrect. The key is the catcher was already blocking the base path before the ball was even thrown. The catcher should have been setup in fair territory in front of the plate with the ability to swipe back at the runner. Why Fernandez was pissed is because the same call went against UCLA earlier in the tournament, it was called obstruction on the UCLA catcher. Umps who are inconsistent are the worst.

[@OldandNewforYou]

Correction guys. T Jones your partly right. it is obstruction, very close but obstruction. By the exact time the runner “attempted or able to”or to slide or reach home, the catcher was “fully” blocking the path and the ball was not in her glove. So she should of been safe from obstruction. But it was a close call and you can’t really blame the Unpire unless he/she has replay, or help from the base umps. Because in real speed, it looked as if she got around it and tagged the plate as legally required. But. No. Catcher as blocking the plate. (The reason why she has to be blocking the plate when the runner is attempting or able to attempt is because that is how you determine that a fielder can do whatever he/she wants. There’s no rule stating the fielder can be in the bag or plate blocking the baseline. You need to be blocking the baseline of the runner. So the runner needs to be attempting to touch he base/plate or close enough so she/he can determine exactly what to do.

[@G5E1A2]

Yeah, I think that if the catcher didn't catch that ball, the runner would have got knocked out, cause that ball was coming for her face. Nothing she could have done to prevent that hard tag.

[@michaelrogers4054]

If she would of slid feet first with the tag high she would of been safe.

[@earnestprole9461]

Wait, I thought there was no crying in softball

[@theuglyduckling1222]

There really shouldn't be any crying in softball, but this was a rough play. Hard tag, head first slide, dirt on face, falling face first into the dirt, and colliding with other players. Pretty rough for a play that lasted a few seconds.

[@disorderliberalism2377]

What the coach should really be upset about is the terrible base running!!!

[@erinaxani4909]

Who knows thw catcher may of actually been hurt... i just think its a joke how as soon as the runner was up and on her feet the catcher just hopes up all okay and fine

[@erinaxani4909]

Kinda like in hockey when a goalie fakes a injury to settle down the pace of gameplay..

[@gregorymercado6411]

Those dudes can softball lol 😎I did not see anything feminine about these young ladies

[@ralphcolborn6589]

Then you are obviously gay

[@RobotRebelCinema]

Idk, I think the girl that hit her face on the ground is pretty hot!!!

[@kyliedonovan8359]

women are allowed to be aggressive. It does not make them masculine.

[@ladonnagauchat6428]

I saw crying by the baserunner. That is pretty femine

[@RobotRebelCinema]

@@ladonnagauchat6428 She hit her nose... Anyone's eyes will water after that.