Softball

Boss 21

:rolleyes:batted ball is hit in the air in front of pitchers mound, ball is never touched
ball rolls backwards towards catcher who lets it roll toward backstop is this a
foul ball?

Insane Blue

Yes

CecilOne

Boss 21 wrote
:rolleyes:batted ball is hit in the air in front of pitchers mound, ball is never touched
ball rolls backwards towards catcher who lets it roll toward backstop is this a
foul ball?

never touched
ball rolls backwards towards catcher who lets it roll

CecilOne

assuming the backstop is in foul ground 😉 😉 😀

and the ball settles there.

BlueDevilRef

Yep. Foul ball

What if it had touched pitchers plate as it rolled back toward foul ground? If nobody touched it, would it still be foul?

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Insane Blue

BlueDevilRef wrote
Yep. Foul ball

What if it had touched pitchers plate as it rolled back toward foul ground? If nobody touched it, would it still be foul?

Yes it would still be a foul ball

BlueDevilRef

Insane Blue wrote
Yes it would still be a foul ball

Good call blue! I was more asking the OP but good call

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ASA/NYSSOBLUE

Boss 21 wrote
:rolleyes:batted ball is hit in the air in front of pitchers mound, ball is never touched
ball rolls backwards towards catcher who lets it roll toward backstop is this a
foul ball?

Yes

IRISHMAFIA

CecilOne wrote
assuming the backstop is in foul ground 😉 😉 😀

and the ball settles there.[/QUOTE]

Huh?

CecilOne

IRISHMAFIA wrote
CecilOne wrote
assuming the backstop is in foul ground 😉 😉 😀

and the ball settles there.[/QUOTE]

Huh?

Did you miss the winks and smiley? 🙄

IRISHMAFIA

CecilOne wrote
IRISHMAFIA wrote
Did you miss the winks and smiley? :rolleyes:

No, I saw them on the first line. It was the second line that drew my attention.

MD Longhorn

I agree with Mike... why does the ball need to settle there?

Dakota

MD Longhorn wrote
I agree with Mike... why does the ball need to settle there?

While acknowledging that Cecil was kidding around, I defend his comment based on two things:

1. The OP never said the ball struck the backstop, and
2. Therefore, until it "settles", it is possible (in a TWP sort of way) for the ball to spin back into fair territory without being touched.

😀

MD Longhorn

Dakota wrote
While acknowledging that Cecil was kidding around, I defend his comment based on two things:

1. The OP never said the ball struck the backstop, and
2. Therefore, until it "settles", it is possible (in a TWP sort of way) for the ball to spin back into fair territory without being touched.

😃

Fair enough. 🙂

CecilOne

And, the OP did not say anything about crossing the fair/foul line

CecilOne

Dakota wrote
While acknowledging that Cecil was kidding around, I defend his comment based on two things:

1. The OP never said the ball struck the backstop, and
2. Therefore, until it "settles", it is possible (in a TWP sort of way) for the ball to spin back into fair territory without being touched.

😃

Mr. perceptive!

Umpire@1

Yes, it is a foul ball