Had this play- and no one was happy..including me

[greymule]

Definitely HTBT. From the OP, I picture batter and catcher standing still for a few seconds watching the ball spin, then pretty much simultaneously waking up and starting to do what they are supposed to do. I also picture the contact occurring close to home plate, in the BR's first step or two, not several steps up the 1B line. So no INT.

No running lane violation, since the BR had not reached the beginning of the running lane.