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Basebrunner on third hit by thrown ball from catcher


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This pertains to 14u baseball.  If baserunner on third takes a lead in foul then as catcher catches the ball he goes back to third in fair territory to obstruct the catcher and third baseman, the catcher throws and hits the runner with the ball, what is the ruling?  It was always my understanding that if the runner obstructs the defense intentionally, he is out. Can someone clarify?

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Simply retreating back to third on the foul line or in fair territory is not enough to to be defined as "intentionally interfering with a thrown ball", especially if his back is to the catcher. The runner is allowed to turn around either way and head back to the bag. He would need to be watching the throw and moving intentionally into the path of the throw to get INT here.

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This pertains to 14u baseball.  If baserunner on third takes a lead in foul then as catcher catches the ball he goes back to third in fair territory to obstruct the catcher and third baseman, the catcher throws and hits the runner with the ball, what is the ruling?  It was always my understanding that if the runner obstructs the defense intentionally, he is out. Can someone clarify?

In the play described - play the bounce.

It's not interference.

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Simply retreating back to third on the foul line or in fair territory is not enough to to be defined as "intentionally interfering with a thrown ball", especially if his back is to the catcher. The runner is allowed to turn around either way and head back to the bag. He would need to be watching the throw and moving intentionally into the path of the throw to get INT here.

Always read the fielder and run to the fielder's glove.   :)

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Everyone who's played baseball knows to run back like this. Even though everyone knows he's doing it intentionally, his back is to the throw and it would be impossible to sell an interference call when the runner can't even see the ball. You're barking up the wrong tree looking for an interference call to bail you out. 

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