Pitcher runner contact?

[PeteBooth]

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Originally Posted by frozenrope22

Happened this weekend. 14U NFHS rules. No runners and no outs. Pitcher comes over to catch the ball. Pitcher is looking up and runner is focused on getting down the line. There is incidental contact between pitcher and runner on the foul line. The contact knocks the pitchers glove off.

As others mentioned no brainer Interference BUT

How can the contact which caused F1's glove to come off be considered incidental?

The contact might have been accidental (which is irrelevant in this OP as intent is NOT a requirement) but NOT incidental.

A player fielding a batted ball is protect the moment we judge said fielder "in the act of fielding" and the protection lasts until the follow threw of the ball.

Pete Booth

[frozenrope22]

Poor choice of words on my part. It was accidental rather than incidental.

[greymule]

The play occurred in the Western world, so it was occidental, too.