your thoughts...

[Carl Childress]

Originally posted by scyguy
Catcher leaves box after TOP, catches ball BEFORE it reaches plate and then tags out runner coming from third. Batter does not swing or make contact with catcher. Do we not still have catcher obstruction according the FED? Doesn't catcher have to wait until ball reaches and crosses plate (or at least the same distance as with a pitchout)?

I am not getting into the TOP argument, this is easy to distinguish, I was wondering about a throw from the pitcher that never reaches plate because catcher jumps out and catches it before it can reach plate.

That's called the same at all three levels. Look at FED 8-1-1e, NCAA 8-3p, and OBR 7.07. In the BRD it's section 285: catcher interference. In NCAA and OBR, it's also a balk.