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Originally Posted by Andy
Yes, I know that most interference plays are a HTBT situation, but I'm going to post this one anyway to see what kind of response I get.
HS V game..I'm BU....R1 on second, 1 out.
Batter hits a ground ball toward F6, F6 starts to come in to play the ball, but stops to avoid a collision with R1 running in front of her. F6 steps around R1, fields the ball and throws to first in time to retire the B/R. I did not see any contact between R1 and F6, although they were very close to each other.
I killed the play and called the interference. At first, I wasn't going to, but then I thought that if that slight hesitation by F6 caused her to misplay the ball, or rush her throw, then the offense would benefit. I also couldn't see waiting to see the outcome of the play to first before calling or not calling the interference.
I'd like to hear what anybody else has to say...call it or not?
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On the HTBT side, there is a lot more to making a call like this than a fielder hesitating. I think this is one of the few sides of forcing the umpire to judge INT instead of making mandates. Sometimes players just don't react they same.
Some fielders make a conscientious decision to take a path to the ball that alleviates possible interference. She may have looked like she was hindered because of the path taken, but that doesn't mean it was INT.