I had the opportunity to speak with the UIC for this regional.
The explanation for the non-interference call is that is was a judgement call be the umpire. Period.
The explanation for why the run was allowed to score - after the collision, umpire states he saw the runner touch second base, lost contact with the base, and was tagged out. The force was not in effect when the runner was tagged.
Yes, this was part of a conversation between innings that we did not see on TV.....
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