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Originally Posted by WestMichBlue
How much more than just a touch? ASA only? Case play or other ref?
I am asking because NFHS allows only a "touch." Case book describes knocking the ball to the ground with the glove, or "manipulating the ball to the ground."
I am also curious about the ASA case book info about "catching the ball" and then dropping it (8.2.38). Why wouldn't you declare "catching the ball" a legal catch, thus batter is out and ball stays live?
WMB
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Speaking ASA
RS #30 The ball cannot be intentionally dropped unless the fielder has actually caught it, and then drops it. Merely guiding the ball to the ground is not an intentionally dropped ball
Seems pretty clear to me. The ball is dead to protect the runners in a manner similar to an IF.
Difference here is that on an IF, it is declared early enough to give the runners time to understand their options. The ID cannot be called until after the questionable action occurred.