interference on deflected batted ball

shipwreck · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Jul 06, 2011, 02:02pm

Don't have any of my rule books with me now. Does NCAA, NFHS, or ASA consider it interference by runner if a batted ball deflects off the pitcher and then the runner runs into the fielder who was getting ready to make a play on the ball or does it have to be intentional for it to be considered interference? Dave

Dakota · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Jul 06, 2011, 02:26pm

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Originally Posted by shipwreck

Don't have any of my rule books with me now. Does NCAA, NFHS, or ASA consider it interference by runner if a batted ball deflects off the pitcher and then the runner runs into the fielder who was getting ready to make a play on the ball or does it have to be intentional for it to be considered interference? Dave

In NFHS, that is by definition an initial play on a batted ball, and would be interference, intentional or not.

tcannizzo · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Jul 06, 2011, 03:29pm

ASA - it must be judged as intentional. Whether it is B or BR.

Mike are you behind this somewhere? lol

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