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No, I said that I'm not calling it interference just because she is not in the lane. That is merely one aspect of the play. It is a helpful guide, if you will.
Ok..so your calling it inference because she's not in the running lane plus what other aspect?
I challenge you to provide me with an interference rule that says "prevent" or any permutation thereof. Neither NFHS nor ASA use that word, and ASA includes the sentence "Contact is not necessary."
I will fully admit that I am an umpire not an English major; but isn't "prevent" just another word for "hinder" or "impede".
"Contact is not necessary" is true in a general definition of "interference". A runner or other offensive team member could be guilty of "confusing" a defensive player without making contact. A runner from 1B to 2B who merely crosses in front of a defender who is going to field a batted ball but avoids running into her has done nothing wrong. But if that runner stops and obviously screens the defender from the ball she would be interfering without contact.
And I challenge you to show me a way to interfere with a thrown ball in flight without contacting it somehow.
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