Does a runner have to run in foul territory down to first base? In case it matters, it was on a bunt, she didn't interfear with the throw. There was only one bag at first, no safety base.
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Well,almost the same thing happeded again today. D3K, BR is running to 1st base when she gets hit by the ball in her back. Shes called out for INT. Correct?
Well,almost the same thing happeded again today. D3K, BR is running to 1st base when she gets hit by the ball in her back. Shes called out for INT. Correct?
Unless she intentionally interferes, I don't see how the BR can be called for interference on a D3K! She doesn't know (and shouldn't have to know) if the catcher is throwing from fair or foul territory. We have always played it that the Catcher and F3 (or F4 covering) need to create a clear throwing lane in order to make the play.
It doesn't matter where the catcher is throwing from. It matters where the fielder is set-up to receive the throw. If she's set-up on the white base, then the batter-runner is resposible for staying in the normal three-foot running lane in foul ground. If the fielder is set-up on the colored bag, then the three-foot running lane essentially becomes a six-foot wide running lane, mirrored over the foul line, and the batter-runner may be in either half of it to avoid interference.
Thanks Bret and Green....but this was a single base. SO the runner has to see where the fielder isset up and pick her path accordingly?