Legal posseion of the ball for an out?

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Originally Posted by Dakota

I don't agree. Any fielder worth his/her glove can pick up a ball with the glove without a lot of fiddling around. Covering the ball does not indicate control. Call it what you want; I call it a trap.

Without evidence to support there was no control while the glove/hand was on the ground, you'd be incorrect and would be in direct opposition to NFHS Casebook Case 2.9.5 Situation C which states:

2.9.5 SITUATION C: F3 secures a thrown ball while it is in contact with the
ground and her hand is on top of the ball. F3 turns her hand over so the ball is
facing upward (a) before; or (b) after the batter-runner touches first base. RULING:
In both (a) and (b) the batter-runner is out. F3 demonstrated control of the
thrown ball by turning it upward. COMMENT: Umpires must determine if the fielder
had control of the ball before the runner touched the base. This is a similar situation to the umpire asking to "see the ball" after a tag has been made. (2-9-5f)