Caught Foul Ball off of Equipment

[Fritz]

Originally Posted by BigUmp56

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.

Tim.

Yeah, we are all in agreement that it wasn't a foul tip because in this case, it didn't go directly to his mitt. And I noted the "not a catch if it is a rebound" in the rules as well Tim, but assumed that this applied only to determining a caught foul tip since that is the reference the language is under.

Like other posters, we think the rule is a dead foul ball, no catch allowed in my sitch, but I always like being able to cite a rule reference or case study to back myself up and haven't been able to find one yet. Does anyone know the specific reference for this?