Batters Interference?

[mattmets]

Originally Posted by mbyron

You might have seemed less antagonistic by leading with the thought that the batter holding the bat above his head qualifies as an abnormal movement making him liable for interference.

I think it's unclear from the OP whether the position of the bat was a natural consequence of a normal swing.

The bat was almost vertical when the throw hit it. It wasn't a normal backswing, but I didn't have the batter sticking the bat out in an attempt to deflect the throw (I didn't judge intent to be to cause interference).