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Originally Posted by Skarecrow
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Disagree. He is a batter at the start of the play, same as any other batter who interferes. The ball hitting the catcher's glove doesn't change batter's role after the pitch is delivered. He is still the batter for interpreting BI
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Batter swings and misses for strike 3. F2 fails to catch the ball which rebounds in front of the plate. Both runners attempt to advance. BR, thinking he can run to first, takes off and UNintentionally collides with F2,
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First base was occupied at TOP so when B1 K'd he is now a retired runner. His status as a batter ended when he K'd.
Therefore, FED rule 7 does NOT apply. You need to go to FED rule 8 which others gave you.
Pete Booth