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Originally posted by AlabamaBlue
In Dixie the rule about interference at the plate says if the batter stays in the box, interference must be intentional.
Just looked up the rule, might not apply here since is says catcher...
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7:03 THE BATTER SHALL NOT HINDER THE CATCHER FROM FIELDING OR THROWING THE BALL BY STEPPING OUT OF THE BATTERS BOX OR INTENTIONALLY HINDER THE CATCHER WHILE STANDING WITHIN THE BATTERS BOX.
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AB, ASA has exactly the same rule - ASA 7-6O(1) and 7-6O(2). But ASA also has 7-6O(4) which says
The batter shall not interfere with a play at home plate. (no mention of the box with a play at the plate.) Does Dixie not have a similar rule?
Anyway, I don't think in the play described there is interference, since the throw was not in time, so there was no play to interfere with.