Batter swings and knocks ball out of catchers mit.

[ice_67]

NCAA rules. Runner on second base, less than 2 outs. Batter has, I think, 2-2 count. Batter swings and misses for strike three. Catcher catches the ball. As batter finishes her swing(normal follow through), the bat knocks the ball out of catchers glove. Runner on second goes to third. Defensive team calls time and says batter interefered with the catcher and runner should go back to second. Umps confer and agree. Was that the right call?

[Comp]

11.15.3 The batter may not swing and miss a pitched ball and then accidentally hit
it on the follow-through or after it bounces off the catcher or her glove/mitt.
EFFECT—The ball is dead. The pitch is a strike. The batter is declared out if
the pitch was a third strike; otherwise, she remains at bat. Each
base runner must return to the base legally occupied at the time
of the pitch.

[Luther]

Actually.. this sounds like Catchers Interference... batter goes to first and runner goes back to 2nd.

[GIMNEPIWO]

Actually.. this sounds like Catchers Interference... batter goes to first and runner goes back to 2nd.

Catchers don't interfere, they obstruct ... And the catcher did not obstruct the batter from striking the ball, the batter missed the ball on her attempted swing ...

[Anti-Clone]

11.15.3 The batter may not swing and miss a pitched ball and then accidentally hit
it on the follow-through or after it bounces off the catcher or her glove/mitt.
EFFECT—The ball is dead. The pitch is a strike. The batter is declared out if
the pitch was a third strike; otherwise, she remains at bat. Each
base runner must return to the base legally occupied at the time
of the pitch.

This is the correct ruling regarding the posted question.

I just wanted to take a second and expand it, should a slightly different play happen.

If the batter strikes out and interferes with the catcher's attempt to throw out a base runner, the base runner also is out. The ball is dead. Rule 11.24.18.Effect.Exception.2