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Here is what covers the first situation from the USSSA rule book:
Sec. 5. BASERUNNERS ARE OUT under the following circumstances:
B. When the baserunner interferes with a fielder attempting to field a batted ball, or intentionally interferes with a Fielder catching a ball, or throwing a ball, or with a thrown ball.
EFFECT Sec. 5 B. If the interference is not ruled intentional, the batter-runner is entitled to go to first base. If in the opinion of the Umpire, the interference is an obvious attempt to prevent a double play, the immediate succeeding runner shall also be called out. When a baserunner interferes after he is out or after scoring, the most advanced runner shall be declared out.
EFFECT Sec. 5 B-E. Ball dead immediately, and involved baserunner is out.
My opinion interference, dead ball runner out, B/R gets first.
Situation 2 depending on how "hard" the runner ran into the catcher this may apply:
5 T. When a defensive player clearly has the ball and is waiting for the runner and the runner deliberately with great force crashes into the defensive player, the runner is declared out.
EFFECT Sec. 5 T. The offender shall be ejected, the ball is dead and all other runners must return to the last base touched at the time of the collision.
This is all your judgement, it appears that it did not fit this description so I would rule the runner safe as the runner appeared to not be avoiding the tag.
Strikes & Outs, Jeff
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