Stolen from eteamz

[WestMichBlue]

In my view, the question should be: "What provided the impetus to propel the ball out of play?"

Was it the pitcher, whose fast ball had enough energy to richocet off a bat and go over the fence?

Was it the bat, swung by the batter's rotational movement, that hit the ball and provided enough energy for the ball to clear the fence?

Only the one who saw this play can answer the question. But when you answer it, then your decision is clear: pitched ball out of play, advance runner. Ball batted out of play, INT and return runners.

Is this, conceptually, any different from the discarded bat issue? Bat hit ball, Interference. Ball hits bat, play on.

WMB