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Originally Posted by BretMan

You have a foul ball...and I have two case plays (ASA & NFHS) that say otherwise!

By going directly from the bat to the mitt, this play meets the first part of the foul tip definition. The next part is "the catch". This catch would need to meet the same definition as a catch made on a batted ball- that is, it can touch nothing but a defensive player, it can't be made with detached equipment, the ball must become securely held, etc, etc, etc.

Of course a batted ball can be caught after it bounces off the body of a defender. The catch in the example meets the definition of a catch, and that satisfies the second part of the foul tip definition. So you have a foul tip.

Ah, I see. I'm good with that, appreciate the explanation.