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Foul Tip or Catch for an Out
It just seems to me that in HS ball, most pitchers throw with enough speed that a foul tip is about all you can call in this sitch. I have played F2 at all levels of play and can't remember having the speed and ability to move quickly enough to catch the ball if the direction of the pitch is changed in any appreciable amount. I would require a visible arc to call the batter out. If it is the 3rd strike then the batter is out but with less than 2 strikes, I'm generally going to rule it a foul tip and require that the baserunner be tagged out just as a swing and a miss or called strike. Just my opinion.
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Stripes1950
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