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Originally Posted by Rita C
OBR 7.09a expanded language includes intent if it bounces off the catcher or umpire.
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Sorry for bringing a baseball discussion here, but the expanded language doesn't include the word "intent". It says it's interference if the batter-runner "clearly hinders the catcher in his attempt to field the ball." You can have clear hindrance without intent.
In softball, that clear hindrance requires an act by the batter-runner, as others have mentioned.