re: Someone explain to me how that is not interference

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There is a running lane however

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What is your opinion of where this might be….a 3in strip of white chalk?

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rather than an opinion, I will once again copy and base from the ACTUAL RULEBOOK

in between the baseline and a line 3' to the foul side of the baseline

here, I circled that line for you on the diagram of a baseball field found in the official NCAA rule book




stepping to the outside of either of those 2 lines (even if with only 1 foot) is by definition outside of the running lane

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Note 2: The batter-runner is considered outside this 3-foot lane if either foot is outside either line.

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here is the only exception to that rule (none of which apply to this particular instance)

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Exception—The batter-runner is permitted to exit the three-foot running lane by means of a step, stride, reach or slide in the immediate vicinity of first base and for the sole purpose of touching first or attempting to avoid a tag. They may exit the running lane on their last stride or step if they have been running legally within the running lane up to that point.

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