Ball kicked over outfield fence

[Big Slick]

Originally Posted by JefferMC

Ball hit to outfield fence, bounces off coming back into field. Hits player's foot and goes over wall, that would be (FP) Home Run (SP) Four Base Award.

Would NFHS be different?

For ASA, rule change this year. As you describe, this is a two-base award.

Rule 8 Section 5 I: When a fair batted ball deflects off a fence then off the fielder before going over the home run fence. Effect: The ball is dead. All runners and or batter-runner are awarded two bases from the time of the pitch.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Big Slick

For ASA, rule change this year. As you describe, this is a two-base award.

Rule 8 Section 5 I: When a fair batted ball deflects off a fence then off the fielder before going over the home run fence. Effect: The ball is dead. All runners and or batter-runner are awarded two bases from the time of the pitch.

Never really understood the need for this change. You can stand on a fence, you cannot catch the ball off the fence for an out, why would anyone think a ball that hits the fence is still a ball in flight?

[JefferMC]

Thanks for clearing me up (including my error).