Thread: Batter Interference?
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Old Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:37am
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Originally Posted by bluejay View Post
Just one question: would there have been a run scored on the play in the OP had the batter not kicked the ball?
As I wrote in the OP, "If the batter hadn't kicked it, R1 would not have even tried to come home, I'm sure."

So, No. The runner wouldn't have scored without the benefit of the kick.
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