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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Time to have fun. If the catcher retrieves the ball that was fouled off, isn't that after the pitch?
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No - it is after a batted ball. To me, the rule clearly does not apply and this is exactly the situation my first post addressed.
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
What about a wild pitch the catcher chases down the fence along the 1B side of the infield and flips to F3 who was also chasing the ball because she is between the catcher and pitcher? Is that a pitched ball after a pitch?  |
My interpretation is that retrieving this ball is a legal
play thus ending the 'pitch'. I would tell a coach that both the catcher and first baseman were making a play on the ball and the pitch had ended with this play. I believe this in in line with the intent of the rule. What would happen if another player besides the catcher retrieves the ball in this situation? Does it have to be returned to the catcher so she can return it to the pitcher? That is the logical result if you consider the ball is still a 'pitch'.
BTW - I am talking NFHS here.