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TOPIC: Interference |
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| Bill
April 1, 2016
12:15:19 PM
Entry #: 4194561
| R1 on first, one out, and two (2) strikes on the right handed batter. Batter swings and misses as R1
breaks from first. Batter’s momentum carries them across home plate, actually straddling home plate
looking toward second.
Catcher hesitates very briefly on the throw to second, and then alters her throw slightly as the batter ducks down. On the catcher’s second attempt to throw to second (all of this takes place in split seconds), the batter begins to stand back up and the catcher’s right hand (throwing hand) comes into the slightest contact with the batter’s right shoulder.
The throw goes through, and the runner is safe by the slightest margin.
What do you have?
A) Batter out for interference and return R1 to first base with two (2) outs
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B) Since the batter was a retired runner when she created the interference, the runner closest to home plate (R1), would also be declared out and the inning would be over.
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C) None of the above.
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| Ron C.
April 4, 2016
9:23:30 AM
Entry #: 4194674
| "B" is the answer. Double play. Inning over.
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| Greg
April 4, 2016
7:13:45 PM
Entry #: 4194738
| I agree with Ron.
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| Perry
April 5, 2016
6:00:30 PM
Entry #: 4194808
| My first thinking is A. But a retired runner makes me lean B. I'll go with A. Batter out, runner returns.
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| Ellis
April 7, 2016
3:10:20 PM
Entry #: 4194947
| A is the correct answer. The ball should be dead right away.
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| RKB
April 7, 2016
3:30:30 PM
Entry #: 4194949
| Batter is already out on a swinging strike 3. They cannot be out a 2nd time for interference.
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| Hank
April 10, 2016
9:26:55 AM
Entry #: 4195067
| My answer is none of the above.
Reason is we do not have interference on a batter runner.
Definition of a batter runner - a player who has completed a turn at bat but has not been put out ( batter had been put out on strike 3 ) and has not reached first base.
Interference is on a retired batter - not batter runner ( on initial throw attempt batter hindered catcher's throw by stepping across home plate on swing ( out of batters box ).
Because runner was not thrown out - return runner to first base and there are two outs.
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| RKB
April 10, 2016
7:44:04 PM
Entry #: 4195091
| If the retired batter hindered the catchers attempt to make a play on another runner you have interference. If you call interference someone is always out it is never a do over. The only situation of interference that is a do over is the plate umpire interfering with a catcher on a steal or pick off attempt. Since the batter was already out on strike 3, they cannot be out a 2nd time so the out transfers to the runner closest to home, which in this case happens to be the same runner that was being played on. ASA 8-7-P
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| Ellis
April 11, 2016
9:46:23 PM
Entry #: 4195174
| So the correct answer is "B"?
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| Perry
April 13, 2016
7:27:07 AM
Entry #: 4195287
| B) has to be the correct answer.
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| Neal
April 14, 2016
2:33:04 PM
Entry #: 4195392
| I would agree, B is the correct answer.
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