NFHS Baseball: Malicious Contact

This video reviews Malicious Contact in NFHS Baseball.
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[@jameshickam1787]

WOOT WOOT WOOT.. Baseball FINALLY leaned on SOFTBALL for something.. :) :) Wouldn't the 'attempt at tripping' be "Obstruction" only? Houston County Umpires appreciate these..

[@larrykramer2761]

I had an ejection for malicious contact on a play at the plate during my very first HS game!

[@UmpireClassroom]

Hope this helped!

[@billgray2010]

These videos are fantastic. You should sell them as a DVD set and/or mini-manuals that can be carried in a back pocket. Thanks for doing them!!

[@UmpireClassroom]

Glad you like them!

[@jgd823]

Great video!

[@championjohnson2876]

Excellent breakdown of malicious contact! HOCO Umpires!!

[@davej3781]

I have to admit I had quite a lively debate with myself about caseplay 4, whether being put out for malicious contact before reaching a base to which the runner is forced qualifies as a force out for purposes of 9-1-1b; in the end I decided it's a time play and answered D, but I suspect if there were ever a published case play or interpretation, spirit of the rule would probably make it a force play. if a runner is declared out on appeal for missing a base to which he was forced, that's considered a force out, so I suppose being put out for malicious contact would fall in the same category.

[@UmpireClassroom]

You aren't alone in this! It was the most missed question of the week!

[@davej3781]

@@UmpireClassroom ah, yes, I see from the other comment that we do have a published caseplay which explicitly states that a runner being put out for malicious contact before reaching a base to which he was forced is a force out, which satisfies the no runs may score condition of 9-1-1b. in hindsight it really wouldn't make sense to do it any other way.

[@dylanbrusstar6646]

What about illegal contact? Can you do a video on that please?

[@ryanstarks916]

change your shirt 😂 O-H-I-O

[@UmpireClassroom]

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[@TheNicoyaforever]

Nice shirt @@UmpireClassroom , #GoBlue!