Interference?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by neonsdf

This is one I had never seen before.
We had a play with a runner on first where the batter-runner laid down a bunt. As the ball rolled down the first base line in fair ground the first baseman stood in foul ground waiting to pick it up. Before she could pick it up to make a play at first she was run down by the batter-runner. I called the batter-runner out for interference and put the runner at first back on first. Is this correct call?

neonsdf:

Could you give more information as to where F1 was in relation to the ball (How far away from the ball was F1?) and was F1 making attempt to pick up the ball?

I have a gut feeling that this is a play where one had to see it to call it.

I can see this as interference by the B/R if the ball was in the immediate vicinity of F1 but if F1 was standing a distance from the ball and was waiting to see if the ball was going to roll foul, then I can see this as obstruction by F1.

MTD, Sr.