This is extremely HTBT, as you had a completely different angle from your solo umpire.
However, if the umpire said "No contact, no interference", he's wrong. If he said, "Runner has the right to the basepath", he's also wrong. Fielder has the first right to field the ball unhindered by the runner. Sounds like you guys need to be paying more for umpires (1 - to have 2 per game, and 2 - to get some who can afford a rulebook).
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