OK. So I know that the infield fly rule doesn't apply to line drives or bunts, but is there another rule which covers line drives? Here is what happened.
We had runners on first and second with no outs. The batter hit a line drive directly to the short stop. It hits her glove and she then drops it right in front of her (no idea if it was intentional or if she simply missed it). She immediately picks it up and tosses it to third and then over to second for a double play. I know in baseball there is some other rule that protects the offense from a situation like this. It says something about the defense not being able to do something deceitful in order to gain an advantage or something like that. Does anyone know if there is a similar rule in fastpitch? We play USFA and their rulebook is a joke. It's like 20 pages or something crazy. We have always been told that if it is not specifically covered in the USFA rulebook that the rules in the ASA rulebook will apply. The problem is I don't have an ASA rulebook to read through. I've just gotta think that there is some rule somewhere that protects the offense in a situation like this. If not, I gotta start working with my team on intentionally dropping line drives hit right to them in these situations. LOL. Any clarifications or posting of the specific rule would be greatly appreciated if it exists. Thanks so much.
We had runners on first and second with no outs. The batter hit a line drive directly to the short stop. It hits her glove and she then drops it right in front of her (no idea if it was intentional or if she simply missed it). She immediately picks it up and tosses it to third and then over to second for a double play. I know in baseball there is some other rule that protects the offense from a situation like this. It says something about the defense not being able to do something deceitful in order to gain an advantage or something like that. Does anyone know if there is a similar rule in fastpitch? We play USFA and their rulebook is a joke. It's like 20 pages or something crazy. We have always been told that if it is not specifically covered in the USFA rulebook that the rules in the ASA rulebook will apply. The problem is I don't have an ASA rulebook to read through. I've just gotta think that there is some rule somewhere that protects the offense in a situation like this. If not, I gotta start working with my team on intentionally dropping line drives hit right to them in these situations. LOL. Any clarifications or posting of the specific rule would be greatly appreciated if it exists. Thanks so much.