30' rule en route to 1st ... revisited

[Dakota]

I was specifically referring to the case where the runner is straddling the foul line and gets hit with the thrown ball. Assuming all other requirements of the rule are in place (i.e. there is a play at 1st to be interfered with, that the throw is not coming from foul territory with a double base, and the runner is in the last half of the base path), then in ASA at least, the call is based on where the ball hits the runner.

If the ball hits the runner on a part of the runner's body that is in fair territory, then the interference / lane violation call is correct. If, OTOH, the ball hits the runner on a part of the runner's body that is in foul territory, then there is no call. ASA Case Play 8-2.16.