Batter Interference

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

Wow - 4 responses, and none that said that this was probably the wrong call.

Mike's initial response said that it was the wrong call, though apparently not for the reasons you think it is.

Originally Posted by mcrowder

OP - did you determine intent on the BR's part? If not, this is very likely NOT interference unless her movement was egregious. Was her step back "normal"-looking?

If she was out of the batter's box, then by rule the batter has interfered and she is out. I think that this is the way that most are reading the OP's OP. However, if the batter merely took a step back, and the umpire felt that she was trying in no way to interfere, then there would have been a no call. Also, OP said batter, not BR.