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Once you judge there was interference, you call it. In the case play, it was pretty obvious since the bat hit the infielder. The severity of the contact between bat and player is irrelevant.
And as I'm sure you know, you don't even need contact. If the fielder ducks or jumps to avoid the bat and it affects her ability to field the ball, you've got interference.
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