Deflected ball and interference

[WestMichBlue]

"My opinion"

ISF, like NFHS rules do not address deflected balls. Therefore you are left with the normal Interference rules subject to varying interpretations. Like yours above. However - both ASA and NCAA have specific rules for this.

NCAA 9-13 (e) "Interference occurs when the ball ricochets off one defensive player, and another player still has the opportunity to make a play, but the runner intentionally interferes with the second fielder.

ASA 7.J.5 "When the runner interferes intentionally with any defensive player having the opportunity to make an out with the deflected batted ball.

So both groups recognize the legitimacy of making a play on a deflected batted ball, but then effectively negate the rule by adding the word "intentional."

That doesn't make sense to me. Interference is interference, whether it is accidental or deliberate.

WMB