Do you see batter's interference? If so, from what I've read, if the catcher makes the throw and the runner is tagged out, it is as if the interference did not happen? Is that accurate?
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It doesn't look to me like the batter was ever outside of the batter's box. What potential interference do you see?
I don't see any unless they say his bat was in the way. Our team was ranked #1 nationally and were 25-0. This happened last night. Bottom of the 7th. Down by one. One on first. One out. Top of the lineup. Umpire calls batter interference and calls both the batter and the runner out and says game over.
I'm in a hurry, so I'll revisit this later...but if that bat hindered the catcher's attempt, I have interference.
I have interference on the batter. His recoiled check swing caused his bat to stick out over the plate and almost hit the catcher. This is a delayed dead ball and the ball remains live if the runner from first is put out on the throw. If his throw does not immediately retire the runner a dead ball is called. If the pitch to the batter resulted in strike three, the runner is called out for the batter's interference. If the pitch did not result in strike three to the batter, the batter is called out and the runner is sent back to the base last occupied at the time of the interference.
JWC1022 posted:I have interference on the batter. His recoiled check swing caused his bat to stick out over the plate and almost hit the catcher. This is a delayed dead ball and the ball remains live if the runner from first is put out on the throw. If his throw does not immediately retire the runner a dead ball is called. If the pitch to the batter resulted in strike three, the runner is called out for the batter's interference. If the pitch did not result in strike three to the batter, the batter is called out and the runner is sent back to the base last occupied at the time of the interference.
So “if” there was interference, it still should not have resulted in both being out? It was not a third strike.
Just a really bad way to end a perfect season.
Correct. If the batter did not strike out on the pitch, he is called out for interference and the runner is returned to first. Moreover, if in the judgment of the umpire, the interference did not prevent a possible out at second, he may elect to send the runner back to first and not call the double play. However, once you call the interference on the batter you can't ignore it. If the batter strikes out on the pitch, the runner is either out also or is sent back to the base occupied at the time of the pitch.
I am sorry for this. It's one heck of a season for your team regardless.
So our GC has it listed as batter out (other:interference) and the runner out for interference, but the other team has it listed as a third strike. So if thats the case then it just comes down to if his bat interfered. The throw was made online but not in time.
baseballhs posted:So our GC has it listed as batter out (other:interference) and the runner out for interference, but the other team has it listed as a third strike. So if thats the case then it just comes down to if his bat interfered. The throw was made online but not in time.
Was the runner called out at 2nd on the throw? It doesn't look like it on the video.
I'm not an umpire, but the only way I see 2 outs on the play is if batter struck out and was called for interference. It looks to me like the plate umpire called 3rd strike on the batter, which would explain the 2 outs. Do you have tape of the entire AB? Which GC was correct on the count?
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