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I had a question from my son who was umpiring a 13 yr legion game. He had bases loaded, one out, when the batter popped a short fly towards the second baseman, runners all are moving on contact. He calls infield fly, batter out, however no fielder played the ball with it dropping on the edge of the infield grass. He then called the r1 out for leaving 1st before tagging up.
He felt that he should not have called the infield fly, because no defensive player made an attempt at the play. I think that was the correct call, but I do not think that the runner was out because he did not need to tag on the ball dropping.
What is the correct call in this situation under OBR? Any help is appreciated.
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