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Originally Posted by fitump56
So if an OF sees that a fair ball is going over the fence, he can knock that fair ball foul. No problem, ball is live. If he knockss that same fair ball out of play (over the fence in foul territory), the B is limited to 2B?
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If by "knocks" you mean "intentionally deflects", then NCAA, by rule, awards 2 bases from the time of the deflection. Could turn into a triple or plausibly a home run.
Of course, if you have Garth's understanding of the game, you might choose to believe that the rule folks didn't really mean to have this rule apply in this case, but it is pretty clear. By the way, OBR doesn't have this rule explicitly; but by interpretation, an intentional deflection is treated as a throw, and the same award results if we're talking about an outfielder.
NCAA 8-3o.-(5)
"(5) If any batted or thrown ball intentionally is kicked, thrown, deflected or carried into a dead-ball territory, the runner(s) shall be awarded two bases from the time of the act;"
edited to improve the grammar