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Old Sat Jul 26, 2014, 07:03pm
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What is the status of a batted ball that rolls up the foul side of the 1b or 3b baseline and first touches the outside edge of the base as it rolls past?
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Old Sat Jul 26, 2014, 08:00pm
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What is the status of a batted ball that rolls up the foul side of the 1b or 3b baseline and first touches the outside edge of the base as it rolls past?

Foul. See the definition of Foul Ball. It will be the same for NFHS, NCAA, ASA, and USSSA.

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P.S. Oops!! I was thinking of the HP side of the base and not the LF side of the base.
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Old Sat Jul 26, 2014, 08:06pm
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Ummm, fair ball. Any part of the base is in fair territory.
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Old Sat Jul 26, 2014, 08:09pm
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Foul. See the definition of Foul Ball. It will be the same for NFHS, NCAA, ASA, and USSSA.

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Any batted ball that touches 1st or 3rd base is fair!

Please see definition of "Fair ball "
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Old Sat Jul 26, 2014, 08:45pm
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Foul. See the definition of Foul Ball. It will be the same for NFHS, NCAA, ASA, and USSSA.

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You cannot be possibly talking about softball since if a batted
ball touches any base prior to contacting a player or item foreign to the ground is a fair ball by definition.
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Old Sat Jul 26, 2014, 10:10pm
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Ummmm...See Rule 1 - The Definitions
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Foul. See the definition of Foul Ball. It will be the same for NFHS, NCAA, ASA, and USSSA.

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Fair Ball: A legally batted ball that:
E. touches first, second, or third base.
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Old Sun Jul 27, 2014, 11:33am
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Fair. See the definition of Fair Ball. It will be the same for NFHS, NCAA, ASA, and USSSA.

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There, fixed it for you to be in accordance with all of the rule sets you cited.
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Old Sun Jul 27, 2014, 11:58am
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Fair Ball: A legally batted ball that:
E. touches first, second, or third base.
Unless, of course, it touches the ground beyond the base in foul territory, and then spins back and hits the bag.
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Unless, of course, it touches the ground beyond the base in foul territory, and then spins back and hits the bag.
Trying to earn your "Stirrer of the Pot" ??
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Mark must have went on vacation
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