It happened in a HS game this week. Runners on 1st and third. Hit and run was on. 1st base runner breaks for second, pitch comes in shoulder high, batter swings and misses. Catcher throws to second base ball skips by the bag the runner advances to third. Batter interference called and the 1st base runner was called out and the 3rd base runner was sent back to third. Batter resumes batting. Why would the 1st base runner be called out instead of the batter?
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