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Speaking ASA
Tie ball game with 2 outs UNLESS the umpire's rule that F3's intention was to confuse the defense. To determine that, I would have had to be there, witnessed the call and understand that the runner was aware of the call. The rule says that a runner continuing to run MAY be considered a form of interference, didn't say the umpire MUST rule interference.
F9 never left playable territory while in possession of the ball according to the scenario. However, even if F9 held the ball, a collapsed fence is NOT considered DBT. For the ball to be ruled dead at this point, F9 would have had to have an entire part of her body (foot, hand, shoulder, umpire's descretion) completely off the collapsed fence and in DBT for the umpire to rule the ball dead.
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