Dead Ball?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by BigUmp56

FED rules. None on.....B1 hits a slow roller to F6..........F6 fires the ball to F3 and throws wild striking the base coach in the foot. Easy enough, but now here's the twist. The ball continues on toward DBT where the defensive coach has been allowed to stand just in play. Ball strikes the defensive coach and does not go out of play. Is this a live ball?

I can't seem to find any refference to defensive coaches intereference for unintentionally being hit with a live ball. Of course he shouldn't have been allowed to stand where he was, but it happened just the same.

Thanks,

Tim.

IMO, there's a difference between being "allowed" to stand there and being "authorized" to stand there.

Warn the team, and award bases if the ball would have gone OOB.