interference

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Originally posted by newtothis:
Runner on first, little looping liner to second baseman, runner interfers with second baseman's attempt to catch the ball. Second baseman drops the ball. Runner out, batter awarded first base. Correct?

Yep.

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Originally posted by newtothis:
What if second baseman caught the ball? What would be the ruling then?

No different. This is an immediate dead ball at the time of interference.

If the INT is intentional, I'm getting two. Both cases.

If the second basemen catches the ball, are both the runner & b/r out?

Combine Matt13's and dash_riprock's posts and you have your answer. If the umpire calls interference, the play is dead and anything that happens after that (such as whether the ball is caught) is irrelevant. Now if the umpire judges that the interference was intentional with the obvious intent of breaking up the double play, he will also call the batter-runner out.