I recently witnessed a play I’d not seen before and am curious about the proper call. Runner on first, left-handed batter. Catcher catches the pitch, steps into the batters box and initiates a throw to first for a back pick. The batter remains in the batters box until the catcher steps in the batter’s box; the batter then steps back out of the batter’s box in an attempt to avoid the catcher. Catcher makes contact with the batter while in the batter’s box and does not complete the throw, holding onto the ball.
video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewe1cDaYsao
Update: it’s my understanding NHSF rules govern.
