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OBR seems to hinge this on the meaning of the word "use" in the phrase "use...part of his uniform in getting possession". AIUI, the ordinary wearing of clothing and equipment does not constitute using it to get control of the ball if the ball just contacts it passively. For instance, having the ball hit one's head and lodge between one's cap and the top of one's head is different from taking one's cap off and using it as a scoop to catch the ball.
If we were to be expansive about "use", though, a catch could not legally occur following the ball's getting stuck under the shirt in the instant case, nor even after bouncing off the front of the fielder's shirt or pants!
So then the question posed is whether softball rules use the same wording, and even if they do, whether "use" is understood the same or a different way.
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