Umpiire's Nightmare #1 for November downtime

[Andy]

I'm going to take a shot at this. It seems easy to me, but I may be missing something.

I've got the batter out for one of two reasons:

1. The step backwards before reaching first base
2. The caught fly ball

I can't see a case for interference on the BR as the pitcher had opportunity to catch the pop fly. The fact that the ball hit the batter does not change its status as a fly ball. If another defensive player catches it before it hits the ground, its a caught fly ball, batter out.

I can't come up with any reason that the coach might think its OK to have the BR circle the bases.

I think that there is more to this and I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.