Rule 2

Section 5:

Interference, and Obstruction

Article 1...

     Interference and Obstruction

[a]

     Offensive Interference is any act by a member of the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, hinders, impedes, or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play or a runner comes in contact with any fielder, with or without the ball, on or inside the baseline when the fielder is attempting to field the ball;

[b]

     It is Umpire Interference when he inadvertently moves so as to hinder a player’s attempt to field a batted ball or a runner’s attempt to reach the activated base, or is hit by a fair ball (Rule 7 Sect. 2 Art. 2 No Pitch);

[c]

     Spectator Interference is any action by a spectator, which impedes the progress of the game;

[c]

     Obstruction is any act by a member of the defensive team which interferes with, obstructs, hinders, impedes, or confuses a batter attempting to hit or a runner in his attempt to reach the activated base or fielder comes in contact with a runner outside the baseline, regardless of which base is activated (even if the runner is advancing to the wrong base);

[d]

     Defensive interference by a spotter, whether the ball hits them directly off the bat or deflects off of a defensive player and then hits the spotter, shall be a run

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