This may have been posted and talked about before, but I was unable to locate a discussion on the subject. My question is where can I find the rule interpretation on catcher obstruction specifically on a back swing. For example:
R1 on first, batter shows the bunt sign, pulls the bat back when she sees the corners crashing and in the process of pulling the bat back she hits the catchers glove which prevents her from being able to take a swing at the ball. I saw 2 incidents of this and each was called a different way. The first incident the catcher was called for obstruction and the second incident the batter was called for interference and called out. I was looking for the actual rule or interpretation if anyone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.
R1 on first, batter shows the bunt sign, pulls the bat back when she sees the corners crashing and in the process of pulling the bat back she hits the catchers glove which prevents her from being able to take a swing at the ball. I saw 2 incidents of this and each was called a different way. The first incident the catcher was called for obstruction and the second incident the batter was called for interference and called out. I was looking for the actual rule or interpretation if anyone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.