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As a second year umpire, I am still a little confused.

Count on batter is 1-1 in both cases below.

1. Ball goes directly from bat to mitt and catcher drops the ball to ground. a) foul ball, play is dead. b) foul ball, play is live. c) foul tip, play is live. d) foul tip, play is dead.

2. Ball goes directly from bat to mitt, glances off mitt, hits chest protector, and is caught. a) foul ball, play is dead, no out. b) foul ball, play is live, out. c) foul tip, play is live, out. d) foul tip, play is dead, no out.

Thanks for the help.