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8-4-2(g)
If, in the judgement of the umpire, a runner including the batter-runner interferes in any way and prevents a double play anywhere, two shall be declared out (the runner who interfered and the other runner involved).
7-3-5 Penalty
For infraction of article 5: When there are two outs, the batter is out. When there are not two outs and a runner is advancing to homeplate, if the runner is tagged out, the ball remains alive and the interference is ignored. Otherwise, the ball is dead and the runner is called out. When an attempt to put out a runner at any other base is unsuccessful, the batter is out and all runners must return to bases occupied at the time of the pitch.
So, the answer is the situation will dictate whether or not the batter is out.
Tim.
Last edited by BigUmp56; Wed Mar 22, 2006 at 04:29pm.
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