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I have a landmark decision ground rule double. We have one field with a short RF porch, but it has about a 30' ft. high fence to about CF. However, there is a tall light pole just inside the fence in RCF.
Well, someone hit a shot that hit about 20' ft above the fence, but hit the light pole. I then stopped the player at 2B, because the ball hit an object that was inside the playing field before it went over. Needless to say, an interesting argument ensued.
Now the outfield had the yellow tubing all along the top of the fence. The OC's big argument was that the ball hit above the yellow tubing, so therefore it should be a home run. I had to explain to him that the ball hit an object that was in the field of play before it continued over the fence, thus a 2B award.
Long story short, they now have a little 6' ft. fence around the pole with yellow tubing on the top of it. Now if you hit the pole above the yellow line, but appx. 20' ft. below the top the outfield fence, it is a 4B award.
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