Runner touches home plate and jogs about 4 steps back toward her 1st base dugout when a bad throw hits her. Runner from 3rd base was already heading home reading the ball up the line with no one covering home plate with the catcher chasing the ball up the 1st base line. The ball got by the catcher before hitting the runner. Would the correct call be that, if in the umpires judgement, the ball hitting the recently scoring runner prevented the catcher from making a potential play on the runner coming home, the runner coming how would be out? If in the umpires judgement, the catcher had no chance of making a play on the runner coming in from 3rd base, no interference would be called?
Would the call be different if the runner was holding at 3rd base until they saw the ball get by the catcher and then headed home? Thanks for any help.
Would the call be different if the runner was holding at 3rd base until they saw the ball get by the catcher and then headed home? Thanks for any help.