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Old Tue Mar 08, 2011, 10:13pm
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Originally Posted by DeputyUICHousto View Post
If the infielder allows the ball to drop to the ground untouched this is NOT an intentionally dropped ball...in order to have an intentionally dropped ball the ball must first be caught. If the ball isn't touched it can't be dropped.

I may have misunderstood the part I quoted but it sounded like the ball was never touched.
I think you meant "if the ball isn't caught, it can't be dropped."

Some associations do consider it an IDB if the fielder guides the ball to the ground. I believe NSA is one of them.
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