Interference (NFHS)

[Andy]

Originally Posted by whiskers_ump

I see what you are saying and what I said probably caused your thinking.

I would have called INT had the SS continued to the ball immediately. Instead she
took a step back, causing the bump. No, I don't think once she stopped she any chance
of a play.

I guess I'm still not seeing why it wouldn't be INT here. If I see a SS moving laterally to field a batted ball, and I judge that she has a play, but she pulls up to avoid an imminent collision with a baserunner, I am most likely going to have an interference call.

Now if I judge that the SS stopped and created contact with the runner to draw an INT call, that's a different animal. If that's the case, the SS is no longer in the act of fielding a batted ball.

Glen - I'm not trying to argue or disagree with your call on the field, just trying to understand how the play unfolded without the benefit of seeing it live.