Interference (NFHS)

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Originally Posted by Andy

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.

Being in good position, I see the SS move toward the ball, then for some reason
stop, step back, bumping the runner. If she had continued slightly forward instead of
stepping back , IMO, there would not have been contact.

Added note: Once the play was over, the defensive coach did his job and came out.
I thought I was going to have to explain it to him, however, he addressed F6
with, "I have told you to play the ball. I know you don't want to get run over, but
go for the ball."
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