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Originally Posted by irishmafia

don't know to which rule set you are referring, but it isn't asa or ncaa.

Speaking asa
the batter is out when hindering the catcher from catching or throwing the ball by stepping out of the batter's box.

This would be interference and as we all know, asa wants the umpire to judge interference, not apply the rule automatically every time an offensive player gets in the middle of a possible play.

If you want to get grammatical, "stepping" out of the box would indicate a voluntary effort by the batter to leave the bb which i don't believe is the case in the op.

Personally, i'm only worried about the batter's actions to avoid being hit with the ball. If s/he leaves the bb for that obvious purpose, there is no int unless there is subsequent action by the batter unrelated to the avoidance of being hbp which would interfere with the catcher's ability to make a play.

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