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To keep the ball live in this situation the ball must have PASSED a fielder and no other fielders had a chance to make the play.
The word 'PASSED' is interpreted to mean that the infielder it went past had a reasonable chance to make the play usually regarded as a step and a reach away from the ball that went by him.
In your play it appears no fielder had a chance to make the play before it hit R1, therefore R1 should be called out for interference.
The intent of the rule is to allow the defense to touch the ball before the offense. I have that ballprotected all the way to the fence. G.
[Edited by Gee on Jun 25th, 2004 at 07:42 AM]
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