BR contacting ball in Batters box

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by softball_junky

Batter in Right Hand Batter's box, lays down bunt that rolls just inside front line of Left Hand Batter's Box. The now Batter Runner heading to 1B steps on the ball, tripping and falling down. When contact was made both of the batter runner's feet and the ball were in the left hand batter's box. What do you call? Other than the batter runner clumsy. Foul Ball or Dead Ball BR Out?

While plenty of people seem to get confused, this isn't that difficult. The definition of a Foul Ball makes a ball that hits the batter in the batter's box a foul ball. It doesn't grant a batter-runner the right to run into a fair ball.

Use the same decision process as if the ball hits the bat or the bat hits the ball!! If the ball hits the batter in the box, foul ball (read definition of foul ball). If the batter-runner runs into the ball, rule based on the location of the batted ball. If the ball is in fair territory (extended foul lines to rear point of home plate) at the point of contact, interference, batter-runner is out. If the ball is in foul territory at the point of contact, it is a foul ball.

The location of the batter's feet are immaterial if the batter-runner runs into the ball; they only matter if the ball comes back and hits the batter.