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Local rules notwithstanding, speaking ASA.
Unless the crash by the runner was, in the umpire's judgment intentional, the call is OBS, not INT. 8.7.Q requires the defender to have the ball. In this case, the defender (idiot pitcher who wouldn't let the girls play) did not have the ball and was denying the runner access to the plate.
If the runner did collide intentionally, in your judgment, that would be INT, USC and out and ejection.
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