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Originally Posted by RKBUmp
You mean FED 7-4-12. While it does say team members and team members in the definition indicate players on the lineup card, the index under coaches interference refers you to 7-4-12.
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The rulebook actually references 3-5-4 (doesn't apply), 3-5-5, and 8-6-16 under coach: interference by.
Under interference: Coach it references 7-4-12 and 8-6-16.
This is one thing I hate about the NFHS rules in multiple sports, they run you around in circles trying to find the correct answer.
Since the coach is not a team member, I can't see 7-4-12 being applied (under this years rules) because of the term team member in 7-4-12, thus the applicable rules must be 3-4-5 and 8-6-16, both of which state under the penalty that the runner closest to home is out.
I don't agree with this. In my opinion, the batter should be out, because they would be the person out had the interference not occurred.