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Originally posted by WestMichBlue
... snip ... 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
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It doesn't have to be a straight line to be "directly" to the catcher's mitt. The "directly" means without touching anything else like the catcher's equipment or body, the ground, etc. The example you describe sound like a foul tip to me (probably any code). Above the batter's head it becomes a fly ball, so a catch is an out regardless of the number of strikes.