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Originally posted by timharris
hello,
tonight at our fastpitch meeting for high school softball,
a question came up about about the height of a foul ball.
their was a heated argument that if a batter swings at the ball and it doesnt go over her head and the catcher catches it, its just a strike, but if it goes above her and she catches it, its a foul ball and a out. i wanna know does it state anywhere in our federation rules book that a ball coming off the bat has too reach a certain height before it is to be declared a foul ball? i have loked for this and cannot locate.
thanks
timothy
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Just another myth that's come from the playground game for years.
If it isn't a foul tip, the ball is in play and the batter is liable to be put out if the ball is caught in flight.
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