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[mbyron]

AFAIK, no code holds that a ball OVER DBT is dead: it is dead only after touching DBT. So a fielder may legally catch a fly ball provided that neither he nor the ball has contacted DBT when the ball is caught.

If the fielder subsequently enters DBT, it's "catch and carry" -- the BR is out, the ball is dead, and other runners are awarded 1 base.

The issue of whether a fielder may throw the ball from DBT is moot, since the ball will be dead.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by mbyron

AFAIK, no code holds that a ball OVER DBT is dead: it is dead only after touching DBT. So a fielder may legally catch a fly ball provided that neither he nor the ball has contacted DBT when the ball is caught.

The fielder can catch the ball while "Straddling" the line in FED, but not in NCAA or OBR.

If the fielder subsequently enters DBT, it's "catch and carry" -- the BR is out, the ball is dead, and other runners are awarded 1 base.

The issue of whether a fielder may throw the ball from DBT is moot, since the ball will be dead.

The ball is dead in FED, but remains live in NCAA and OBR (assuming it's not over an outfield fence or into a spectator area),