Is this a catch?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally posted by Dakota


What is interesting about this play (as "filled in" by me) is that the rule book(s) do not explicitly address the situation of a player going airborne while in LBT, but not making contact with the ball / making the catch until fully within DBT (but still airborne).

Well, yeah, ASA does.

Rule 1 Catch/No Catch

CATCH

A. A catch is a legally caught ball, which occurs when the field catches a batted, pitched or thrown ball with the hand(s) or glove/mitt.

3. The fielder's feet must be within the field of play, touching the "out of play" line or in the air after leaving live ball territory in order to have a valid catch.