Well, this question seems to have been lost in the insurance discussion below, so I thought I would raise it up a level as I really am interested in what people would do in this situation.
Consider this: R1 on 1st, 0 or 1 outs, BR hits the dying quail to F4, BU calls Catch, Out; PU calls No Catch. R1 and F4 respond to BU's call, R1 holds at 1st and F4 throws the ball back to the pitcher. Savvy 1st base coach hears the PU call No Catch and calls the BR back to 1st and has her stand on the bag with R1, then looks expectantly at the PU. So you as the PU, realizing that you have a 10-6-C situation on your hands, reluctantly call time and meet with the BU. The BU rather sheepishly admits that he is not 100% sure that there was a good catch while you are 100% sure that you saw the ball skip into the glove. So armed with this information, you leave the huddle and your ruling is:
- the catch was good and the batter is out,
- the catch was not made and the BR gets 1st with R1 going to 2nd,
- the catch was not made, the BR gets 1st, but R1 is out since F4 would have had an easy plsy, or
- None of the above - so what do you do instead?
SamC