Unring the IF call?
This may have been discussed here previously, but I couldn't find it.
Situation: NFHS game, bases loaded, 1 out, infield playing in for a possible force play at the plate.
Batter hit a medium height popup over F4’s head. She turned and ran out toward right field in an attempt to make a catch. F9 was too far away to make a catch.
PU called an IF with batter being out. When the ball dropped in over F4’s head, all base runners advanced 1 base. BR remained on first base until PU indicated that he had called IF and she was out.
At our post-game, he admitted he shouldn’t have called the IF, especially with the infielders playing in. I offered the tip that if he can see the fielder’s uniform number on their back, it’s probably not going to be a catch of reasonable effort.
So the question is, could he/we have “unrung” the IF call?
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