umpire hit by batted ball deflected by the pitcher

[dash_riprock]

Play the bounce. When the ball is deflected, 5-1-1-f-1 (ump interference) no longer applies, and when the ball hits the umpire, it is no longer in flight.

[CT1]

Dead when it touches an umpire before touching any fielder, or passes any fielder other than the pitcher. Play on McDuff.

[jwwashburn]

I get that it is dead ball.

Send the runner back to third and place the batter on first is what we did. However, the NFHS book is not easy to navigate. I cannot find confirmation that I am right about this.

[RPatrino]

On the deflection, play on.

[jwwashburn]

ART. 1 . . . Ball becomes dead immediately when:
f. a fair batted ball:
1. touches a runner or an umpire before touching any fielder and before
passing any fielder other than the pitcher,

The Table on Page 35:

Activity: 14. Fair batted ball touches umpire before it touches a fielder
or passes any fielder except the pitcher ............................................. 5-1-1f

Awards or Penalties: 14. Runners return to bases occupied at time of pitch unless forced by
batter-runner. Batter awarded first base and credited with a single . 8-1-2b

I was unable to see this until I could search it on an online copy...just could not see it.

So, we got it right.

[dash_riprock]

No, you got it wrong. The ball is live. There are no violations, and no base awards.

[Dave Reed]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

So, we got it right.

No. The ball is still live because it did not "touch a runner or an umpire before touching any fielder". The runner should not have been returned to 3rd and the B/R should have been safe or out depending on the actions of the defense. CT1, dash_riprock, and RPatrino have all told you this already.

[jwwashburn]

ART. 1 . . . Ball becomes dead immediately when:
f. a fair batted ball:
1. touches a runner or an umpire before touching any fielder and before
passing any fielder other than the pitcher,

It touched an umpire before a fielder other than the pitcher.
Ball is dead

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

I get that it is dead ball.

Why do you "get" that? It's not. It's nothing. Play on.

Send the runner back to third and place the batter on first is what we did. However, the NFHS book is not easy to navigate. I cannot find confirmation that I am right about this.

That would be because you are not right about this. You shouldn't have stopped play at all.

[jwwashburn]

Congrats on thinking up witty comments.