During a UConn-Virginia NCAA game, a batter's interaction with a baseball turned into an Ask the UEFL question pertaining to potential interference. What's the call, the rule, and the result? Article:
Although college baseball recently introduced a new rule 7-11-h regarding uncaught third strikes wherein a batter-runner hinders the catcher in the catcher's attempt to field the ball, we ultimately determine that this rule does not apply to this play where the batter, by virtue of swinging and missing at an uncaught third strike with less than two out and first base occupied, never actually becomes a batter-runner (instead, is declared out for the aforementioned third strike).
Instead, we find NCAA 6-3-b and 7-11-f-EXCEPTION-3 specify a penalty for this unique situation in which a retired batter unintentionally interferes with a catcher attempting to make a play, which, namely, states that if the batter strikes out, the runner is also out.
4 мар 2021