Foul tip? Direct?

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by LilLeaguer

If the ball goes direct from bat to chest to mitt, what's the call?

Foul ball. If the ball goes sharp and direct to the mitt or hand, then to the chest protector it can still be caught as a foul tip on the rebound.


A FOUL TIP is a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catcher’s hands and is legally caught. It is not a foul tip unless caught and any foul tip that is caught is a strike, and the ball is in play. It is not a catch if it is a rebound, unless the ball has first touched the catcher’s glove or hand. A foul tip can only be caught be the catcher.


Tim.