[chris s]

Originally posted by WestMichBlue
Endless discussion on many boards lately on foul tips. So let's see how everyone calls this (which happened to me a couple days ago).

NFHS JV game; one strike on batter, pitcher throws changeup (that is important because the ball doesn't have a lot of speed). Batter swings, contacts ball about waist height, ball rises off the bat about 6"-8" and starts to fall behind plate. Catcher reaches about a foot and makes catch. Visualization: the ball went from the bat to the catcher, but it had an 8" arc and was falling when caught.

Can't be a foul tip because it did not go directly (straight line) to the glove. Can't be a foul ball because it was caught. If it is not a foul tip nor a foul ball, can it be a strike? Or is it a fly ball caught in foul territory for an out?

WMB
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Sounds like a caught fly(gee, do they make noise other than buzzzzz,/i>)??? Slo-pitch, could not tell ya