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Old Fri May 01, 2009, 08:20am
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Originally Posted by GA Umpire View Post
7.05(h) only says if the ball goes through the fence. But, the same logic can be inferred by using 6.05(f) about the ball sticking in the fence.

But, if you go by the strictest interpretation of the rule, it seems like it is a "get all you can" if the ball lodges in the fence after a pitch. For all practical purposes (and I'm sure there are interpretations to support this, hopefully), give the runner only 1 base.
7.05(f) was the only mention I could find of a ball being lodged in a fence. Same logic should apply.

Oddly enough, I've only seen two occasions where an attempted pick off throw got by the fielder and lodged in a fence. Both happened in the same game, once for each team and both times with attempts at third base.

Weird.
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