Malicious contact carries the additional penalty of ejection from the game. If a runner fails to do so, he is guilty of malicious contact, which is one kind of offensive interference. Under Little League (LL), high school ( NFHS) and college ( NCAA) rules, if interference is committed by a runner with the effect of preventing a likely double play, regardless of his intent, the batter-runner will be called out in addition to the runner who committed the interference.Īlso under NFHS rules only, all runners are required to attempt to avoid collisions. If interference is committed by a retired runner or by some other member of the offensive team, the runner who is most likely to have been put out will be called out. If interference is committed by the batter-runner before he reaches first base with the possible intent of preventing a double play, the runner closest to scoring is called out in addition to the batter-runner. If interference is committed by a runner with the obvious intent of preventing a double play, the batter-runner will be called out in addition to the runner who committed the interference. If the interference was committed by a batter or a baserunner, that player is called out and all other runners must return to the bases they occupied at the time of the interference. Whenever this offensive interference occurs, the ball becomes dead.
The most common incidence of interference occurs when a member of the offensive team physically hinders the defensive team, decreasing its chances to make an out or increasing the chance that a baserunner will advance.
A runner jumping over a ball to avoid an offensive interference
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