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I disagree. It's not interference if nobody tries to advance. It's a dead ball and nobody may advance. NCAA 6-2-d. In PRO it says "before the catcher has securely held the ball" - IMO, if the catcher catches the pitch and the batter's backswing knocks it out of his glove, the catcher has NOT securely held the ball. If no runner is trying to advance I have a dead ball, no interference. Of course, if the catcher catches the ball, and the batter turns around and clubs him because the catcher says, "I'd hate to see your girlfriend if you thought that looked pretty good", THEN I would probably have interference... NAPBL 4-11.
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