Homerun

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Originally posted by Ricejock
If a ball is hit and goes thru the fence on the fly, not over the fence, what is the ruling? Some say home run while others in our crew say ground rule double. As of now we have not been able to find the answer in the rule book, but have been told it's addressed in the case book which we don't have.

Help!

Ricejock,

In order for the ball to be declared a home run it must be in fair territory,
in flight & clear the fence. It could be aided by an outfielder if touched in flight, then clears
the outfield fence in fair territory. This would be a four base award. A ball passing
through or under a fence, is a ground rule double. I think
that this would be somewhere in Rule 8, however, I am book-
less at this time.

glen