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Looking for a rules reference for NCAA. Fielder gloves batted or thrown ball and it lodges in his glove. He tosses the ball and glove combination to another fielder in order to complete a force or a tag.

I am ruling live ball umpire the result. But I am getting a lot of opposition from other umpires. The only rule I have to support my decision is under rule 6.4.d: which eliminates a pitched ball lodged in a catchers glove from becoming dead. It does not deal with a batted or thrown ball.

I think the opposition comes from the HS rule, which is a literal and complete interpretation of the word "equipment" and detailed in the case book (5.1.1, Situation Q). But again, I am looking for an NCAA rule to support or oppose my ruling. Anyone?