[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by umpirefour

Looking for a little help on this one. Could not find it in the rule book. Here's the situation: 1 out, runner on 3rd, batter hits a line drive that strikes the pitcher's plate without contacting the ground, runner on 3rd coming home, ball rebounds to the catcher on the fly who is straddling the plate. Catcher catches the ball in foul territory and tags the runner. Fair, Foul, Safe, Out ??? I'm looking for the pro rule and the high school interpretation of this one. Thanks a lot! New to the board - UmpireFour

Look in OBR for definition of Foul. This definition is also the same in FED (HS rules)


A FOUL BALL is a batted ball that settles on foul territory between home and first base, or between home and third base, or that bounds past first or third base on or over foul territory, or that first falls on foul territory beyond first or third base, or that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, or any object foreign to the natural ground.

A batted ball not touched by a fielder, which hits the pitcher's rubber and rebounds into foul territory, between home and first, or between home and third base is a foul ball.

F2 catches the ball in foul territory and tags the runner. Fair, Foul, Safe, Out

It doesn't matter where F2 is. It's where the ball is.

As far as safe or out goes, that's judgement on the part of the umpire.

Pete Booth