Infield fly rule

[Mrs. Umpire]

Originally posted by chuck chopper
I call the infield fly when the ball is at the top of the arc and you are sure the fielder can catch it with normal effort. "INFIELD FLY-BATTER OUT". An infield fly in an adult game that requires back-peddling, may not be an infield fly in a small kids game. So you may actually have to wait until the ball is on the way down. Don't call it too early !
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When a batter hits a ball into themselves, I would think it is a foul ball. I call "FOUL BALL" as soon as the contact is made. If it somehow hits the batter as he/she is running to first then I call "DEAD BALL" and return all runners to where they were when it happened.

From Mrs.Umpire
If the batted ball hits the runner while moving towards 1st base they are called out. I'm not sure I have ever seen that happen. A batted ball hit by a runner is out unless, they are behind the fielder that is from the National Federation of High school Softball rule book. But if it hit the bater while in the batters box it is a dead ball