Coaches Interference

[Guest Guest]

here is the scenario.  the 3rd base coach is outside his coaching box toward the base.  the third baseman is at the back of the grass behind 3rd base with the ball.  there is a runner heading home.  he is only 30 feet from 3rd base.  the third baseman throws the ball and it hits the coach, who again is out of the coaching box.

would this be interference on the coach since he is out of the box?

here is a picture of the scenario: college game

 

 

[maven]

here is the scenario.  the 3rd base coach is outside his coaching box toward the base.  the third baseman is at the back of the grass behind 3rd base with the ball.  there is a runner heading home.  he is only 30 feet from 3rd base.  the third baseman throws the ball and it hits the coach, who again is out of the coaching box.

would this be interference on the coach since he is out of the box?

here is a picture of the scenario: college game

 

 

​No, that's not coach INT, which involves physically assisting a runner.

Coach cannot "intentionally" interfere, including picking up the ball, but a thrown ball that hits him is nothing. I don't care where he is in foul territory.

[grayhawk]

Not interference.  We didn't need another SEC team in the CWS anyway.

[GreyhoundAggie]

Yeah, coach or not my aggies should have made this throw. Kudos to TCU for a heck of a series.

[grayhawk]

Yeah, coach or not my aggies should have made this throw. Kudos to TCU for a heck of a series.

​I wonder if R2 ran through the stop sign because he knew it would be a tough angle for that throw.  Not an easy throw and catch with the runner between them.

[zoops]

Since it looks like this one is answered, I'll piggyback on it.  Had one last night where the throw is coming to 3rd base from CF but offline and the 3rd baseman moves to catch it but runs into 3rd base coach who is in between the coach's box and the line.  F5 is unable to get to the ball (probably would have been able to get it without the collision) and the ball goes into the dugout.  Would you have to judge that the coach intentionally interfered to get an out here?  

[Replacematt]

Since it looks like this one is answered, I'll piggyback on it.  Had one last night where the throw is coming to 3rd base from CF but offline and the 3rd baseman moves to catch it but runs into 3rd base coach who is in between the coach's box and the line.  F5 is unable to get to the ball (probably would have been able to get it without the collision) and the ball goes into the dugout.  Would you have to judge that the coach intentionally interfered to get an out here?  

​No, because he must vacate any space necessary for a fielder, in the box or out of the box.

[GreyhoundAggie]

​I wonder if R2 ran through the stop sign because he knew it would be a tough angle for that throw.  Not an easy throw and catch with the runner between them.

​I think he saw the guy bobble it, and adrenaline took over and he said im going and lets see what happens. Make the defense make a play. Just a great baseball game. I watched the whole thing.

[noumpere]

J/R says:

 

It is interference if a coach1 5.08

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(1) blatantly and avoidably hinders a fielder's try to field a fair or catchable batted

ball or thrown ball.

A coach must try to avoid a fielder trying to field. If he tries to avoid, but contacts

a fielder, it is not interference. In most cases, a coach who does not try to avoid

contact with a fielder will have interfered.

 

3-- After an errant throw against a runner at third, the fielder gives chase and collides

with the base coach, who is trying to avoid him: hindrance is blatant but not

avoidable- no interference.

 

Also, this play, which I think is right from the rule book:

 

PLAY: Batter hits ball to shortstop, who fields ball but throws wild past first baseman. The offensive coach

at first base, to avoid being hit by the ball, falls to the ground and the first baseman on his way to retrieve the wild

thrown ball, runs into the coach; the batter-runner finally ends up on third base. The question is asked whether the

umpire should call interference on the part of the coach. This would be up to the judgment of the umpire and if the

umpire felt that the coach did all he could to avoid interfering with the play, no interference need be called. If it

appeared to the umpire that the coach was obviously just making it appear he was trying not to interfere, the umpire

should rule interference.

Edited June 10, 2015 by noumpere

[indianaumpire15]

J/R says:

Jaksa /Roder is some of best money I ever spent.

[maven]

Jaksa /Roder is some of best money I ever spent.

​I know how you feel, and learned a lot from Roder. 

But it's pretty badly out of date now, and where it conflicts with other authorities, it is wrong.

[indianaumpire15]

​I know how you feel, and learned a lot from Roder. 

But it's pretty badly out of date now, and where it conflicts with other authorities, it is wrong.

I know that.  I've just always used it as a base for interps, which helped me learn the rules to start.