I’ve called this as a umpire and it happened in a game we played.
Poorly hit ball first base line. The catcher beats the hitter out of the box and is going for the ball. As this happens the catcher gets in the way of the runner. Slowing down the runner as she goes for the ball and throws to first.
The umpires meet and discuss. The field umpire wants to call out the home umpire goes against that ruling and calls safe for interference.
In my reasoning, the fielder has a right to field the ball and there is no interference. Same as between the bases, runner must not interfere with the fielder.
Poorly hit ball first base line. The catcher beats the hitter out of the box and is going for the ball. As this happens the catcher gets in the way of the runner. Slowing down the runner as she goes for the ball and throws to first.
The umpires meet and discuss. The field umpire wants to call out the home umpire goes against that ruling and calls safe for interference.
In my reasoning, the fielder has a right to field the ball and there is no interference. Same as between the bases, runner must not interfere with the fielder.