ajaywill wrote:Here is the OP:Batter bunts ball and while still in the box kicks the Ball as she starts to run towards first. Ball is in fair territory in the batters box when kicked.
The word "kicks" implies an act by the batter/runner. If the batter has put a bunt down, then kicks the ball, I've got interference, no matter where the batter/runner is on the field.
The wording of the rulings posted by Comp say that the ball touched or contacted the batter. I envision kicking as the batter touching the ball...could be interference, could be a dead ball/foul ball. As I said, I would have to see the play.
I will not say that the OP is definitively a dead ball.
If the batter went all Pele on the ball and reared back and kicked it intentionally away from the catcher then yes it's interference. If in the normal course of starting to run towards first base her moving feet came into contact with the ball (which could be described as a kick) while in the batters box it's a foul ball.
