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Its an interesting topic. The rulebook would have us not call the interference, since the ball was fielded first, in your judgement.
I feel this is a debate between education of a ballplayer and integrity of the game (integrity not the best word).
On one hand, that runner should not be penalized for his/her play. It was legal.
But he/she made a typical baserunning mistake. Not looking back for the ball, especially when its in front of them on the basepaths. I see it all the time in LL, runners getting hit by balls and the such.
That runner needs to learn a lesson, for their safety, the fielder's safety, and their baseball knowledge of how to run bases.
Completely opposite of that ideology would be call it how it happens.
I guess there is a happy medium of calling it how it happens and talking to the coach between innings.
It depends what type of umpire you want to be.
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