Runners on first and second 1 out. Batter hits a pop fly to SS. R2 has taken a big lead and crashes into the short stop as she goes to make the catch trying to scramble back to the bag. SS manages to make the catch anyway and tosses the ball to second base for the double play, field umpire signals out. Home plate umpire rules interference batter out because it was infield fly and no double play. My interpretation of this is that they completely screwed it up. Infield fly does not protect the runners giving them a free pass back to the bag. The runner was essentially starting to steal and got caught way off the bag. Interference is a delayed dead ball and the defense completed the double play…interference does not negate the result of the play. Am I missing something here? This was a high level showcase tournament this weekend….and of course as always happens since we weren’t given the double play ending the inning the next batter rips a double and we lose 6-4
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