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Originally Posted by Cecil4
The key to "b" is that it becomes a ground ball when it strikes the fence without going over.
In effect, it did hit the "ground", which is how the fence is ruled.
IOW, no longer in flight.
It is then deflected over the fence by the fielder as a ground ball going out of play.
The "in flight" definition 2-27 also applies.
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The ball hitting the fence does not equate to the ball hitting the ground. A ball hitting the fence and then going over is a home run. The difference here seems to be the ball hitting the fence, then the glove, then going over. I did look at the “in flight” definition before posting but was not sure if the glove would be considered hitting a player (based on a it is a catch and an out if a ball in flight hits a glove and is then caught by another player). With no mention of equipment in 2-27, the glove is apparently treated differently for this case. That makes no sense to me. So I guess I will have to make the call based on the ruling and just live with disagreeing with that ruling in the case book.
Thanks for the help