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SoCal - yes, I see now the rule on your first point, thanks for clarifying for me Rule 8, Section 8.F. But I can't find the rule on your second point on obstruction...I thought that if a feilder is in the act of "fielding a batted ball" it is not obstruction, at least that is what is in Rule 1 under the definition of obstruction
Once a fielder touches or deflects a batted ball, they may no longer be considered to be "fielding the batted ball". Some rule sets spell it out that if the deflected ball is within "a step and a reach" of the fielder, then they are still in the act of fielding the ball. Others leave it up to the umpire to decide if the fielder still has an opportunity to make an out. But the concept is the same- if the ball bounces away from the fielder, she is no longer in the act of fielding it.