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Old Mon Jun 30, 2008, 08:10pm
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Deflected batted ball interpretation

Coach here. I am going to ask this again. When I get off my bucket, I like to be right. I was told by both game umps and the tourney UIC that I was wrong, even after showing them the documentation from this site.
ASA rules

Batted ball deflected off of pitcher. Runner unintentionally contacts F4 while she is attempting to field the deflected ball. BU (who is well regarded and does area High School games) rules an out. I suggested that if there was no intentional contact, then play on. He agreed that there was no intentional contact, but that was irrelevant. Since interference took place, by rule, out.

The BU in the game was kind enough to show me this rule in his ASA book:
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Rules Supplement 33. Interference.

It is interference if the batted ball deflects off one defensive player and the runner interferes with any defensive player who has an opportunity to make an out.

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On the other hand,


Here is what I found from Bretman in a separate thread.

Rule 8-7-J(4)

On a deflected batted ball, the runner would be out for interference only if:
a) the interference is intentional, and; b) the defender still has a chance to make an out with the batted ball.

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These two rules are in conflict with each other. Rules supplement 33 does not mention intentional.

WHICH TAKES PRECEDENCE???? (yes I am shouting with my frustration)

The rule itself or the supplement???
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