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Not sure you really got your answer. "PU rules that the batter is out based on 8.4.A - B-R is out when he comes into contact with a batted ball."
PU is wrong, and you would win this protest. If this is the sole reason he ruled the runner out, he was wrong.
However, interference with the opportunity COULD have been a factor, and if the umpire ruled interference, this is all judgement and you have nothing to hang your hat on.
Your protest relies SOLELY on whether he sticks with his explanation of why the out was called.
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