NFHS Discrepancy on Detached Equip

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by jmkupka

Shallow infield popup... can o' corn catch situation, F2 removes her mask (doesn't toss it) ball comes down, skips off her glove, she corrals it in her arms, ends up in the mask, then she dumps it into her mitt and shows control.

Situation 2; at the last second, sun gets in her eyes, ball never touches the mitt, ball lands down in her arms close to the body, rolls into the (still held) mask, dumps it into the mitt to show control.

Are these both examples of detached equipment infractions?

The rule requires the fielder to show intent to contact the ball with detached equipment. So I would say there is no infraction here.

However, the FED definition of Catch in rule 2-9 says that any equipment used that is not in its proper place will negate the validity of a catch. So in both of your examples, the catcher will not receive credit for legally catching the popups.