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Old Fri Mar 28, 2003, 05:55pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
This was a ball in foul territory. The batter was still in the box. The catcher had already had opportunity to field the ball - it hit her mitt and she then dropped it. It was not a potential foul tip - a swing and a clean miss.

Yes, the bat hit the ball... in foul territory.

Still stand by your answers?
DTTB,

Fair or foul territory, the ball is in play. Catcher having an opportunity to catch it is irrelevent, the ball is in play.

I would stand with Greymule's assessment.
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