[thegreatgame]

I was watching a youth baseball game yesterday when one team, in a quasi kind of "pitch out" situation (runner on first base only), had the catcher step up in front of home plate to catch the pitch. The batter was so confused by what the catcher was doing he obviously did not attempt to swing at the pitch. The catcher was basically in front of him at the point he would even consider swinging anyway. Obviously if he had attempted to swing it would have been catcher interference. However, I'm still thinking the umpire could have interpreted the action of the catcher as being a hindrance to the batter attempting to hit, and thus, it would still qualify as catcher's interference. Anyone seen this before? Thanks for your time.