Foul tip

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Which answers are correct?


1. B1 swings and contacts the ball that goes directly to F2’s glove.

a. That is a foul tip when caught if the ball never rises on its way from the bat to the catcher’s glove.
b. That is a foul tip when caught unless the ball rises above the batter’s head.
c. The ball is live if legally caught by F2.
d. The ball is dead on a foul tip.
e. Any fielder can legally catch a foul tip.

Edited: for the purpose of this post, assume directly infers "sharply"

Speaking ASA, a. would be correct, but contains contradictory information - it is a foul tip when caught (period), but since it has been stated the ball went directly to the glove, the ball did not rise.
b. same as for a, although I suppose it is possible the catcher's glove is also above the batter's head.
c. Correct for fastpitch and slowpitch with stealing. Not correct for slowpitch without stealing.
d. Inverse of c.
e. Not correct; must be caught by the catcher to be a foul tip.

Does the extra information (that is not possible for a and irrelevant for b) mean that those answers are "not correct" or that the extra information should be ignored? Also, without stating which division the question applies to, it is not possible to decide whether c or d is correct.

JMO, but if this was a test question, it is poorly worded. The only answer that is absolutely INcorrect is e.