NSA Rule Interpretation re: Intentionally Dropped Ball

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NSA Rule Interpretation re: Intentionally Dropped Ball

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Wed Oct 01, 2008, 03:19pm

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I know of no code, baseball or softball, that prohibits a fielder from letting a ball drop untouched to the ground.

There are two protections against "deception": (1) the infield fly rule, and (2) the fact that the BR should run on a batted ball.

Codes do differ, however, in whether a fielder is allowed to "guide the ball" to the ground. For example, in ASA, this is legal. In OBR, it is not.

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