- Feb 3, 2011
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R1 on 3B
Batter hits low, soft pop down the line in fair territory towards 3rd. R1 is taking her lead in foul territory. F5 moves towards the ball and makes contact with ball in fair territory, but then drops it just over the line in foul territory, some 8-12 inches away from R1. At 1st touch, both fielder and ball were clearly in fair territory.
Umpire rules foul ball.
After the inning, umpire informs offensive coach that some umpires might have ruled INT instead.
This was a scrimmage game using ASA rules.
1) I understand that these are both judgment calls, but based on the description, wasn't that a fair ball?
2) Can a runner interfere with a batted ball in foul territory when the fielder has ample space with which to make the play? The paths of the fielder and runner were perpendicular to one another.
Batter hits low, soft pop down the line in fair territory towards 3rd. R1 is taking her lead in foul territory. F5 moves towards the ball and makes contact with ball in fair territory, but then drops it just over the line in foul territory, some 8-12 inches away from R1. At 1st touch, both fielder and ball were clearly in fair territory.
Umpire rules foul ball.
After the inning, umpire informs offensive coach that some umpires might have ruled INT instead.
This was a scrimmage game using ASA rules.
1) I understand that these are both judgment calls, but based on the description, wasn't that a fair ball?
2) Can a runner interfere with a batted ball in foul territory when the fielder has ample space with which to make the play? The paths of the fielder and runner were perpendicular to one another.