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Originally Posted by kylejt
Ah, but this situation begs an interesting question. If the ball/play is dead at the point of INT, and the ball is nowhere near the apex of it's travel (just going up), can you still call the IFF? Can you call IFF on a dead ball?
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IFF is in effect when the ball is hit, not when it hits its apex. The umpires wait until the apex to call it to ensure all the conditions are met (especially ordinary effort).
7.4.1G, while a different situation, says "The situation [of Infield Fly] determines the out, not the declaration." The situation was there: bases loaded, less than two outs, pop fly, ordinary effort (as evidenced by F6 still catching the ball).
So, to answer your questions, yes. You can still call the IFF.