Guidelines for judging intent

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So what would your judgement be on this one:

Runner on 2nd, steals on the pitch. Catcher steps and throws towards third. Batter stands in the box, throw hits the bat and bounces out into left field. I ruled interference and an out. Correct or not? I seriously doubt there was intent there, but nonetheless, the contact with the bat prevented a probable out.