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Originally Posted by Ump Steve
In many discussions about the early spring bobbled balls, we came up with the old "Step and a reach"
The fielder gets to bobble close enough to continue play with a step in the direction of the ball and reach for it while protected in the initial play on the ball. All other rules apply for runners.
Sometimes the no call is the best.
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Step and a reach is something that exists in NFHS. NCAA wording is merely "a reasonable chance," which pretty much leaves it up to the judgement of the umpire.