Scoring a dropped diving line drive.

[Twintrouble]

SS took a 2 step flying dive at a screaming line drive, had ball caught and only came out when glove hit ground. ump called it right as no catch.

but is it scored as an error because ball was first caught then dropped with contact with ground or infield hit because of more then ordinary effort on the part of the SS for the flying dive attempt.

 

[CoachJD]

Hit all the way.

 

[Sparky Guy]

There is an old myth, rule-of-thumb that many believe. They seem to think if the ball touches the glove and is not caught it is an error. They never figure in the most important part of the scoring. Ordinary effort.

 

[Lance Steckler]

as described this is a hit. goes well beyond ordinary effort.

Unless , score keep is father of the pitcher. LOL

 

[Strike2]

Hit every time. That kind of scoring short-changes everyone but the pitcher.

An error is the failure to make a routine play, not the failure to make an outstanding or even above-average one. Someone going horizontal for a ball obviously goes beyond routine / ordinary. The fact that the ball was touched or even held a bit is irrelevant.

 

[riseball]

All about ordinary effort. Sounds like a hit to me.

 

[Tatonka]

Agree with the consensus here, as described it's certainly a hit. Lot's of scorekeepers will still revert to that old rule of thumb though and chalk it up as an error because it hit the glove.

 

[CrazyNani]

SS took a 2 step flying dive at a screaming line drive, had ball caught and only came out when glove hit ground. ump called it right as no catch.

but is it scored as an error because ball was first caught then dropped with contact with ground or infield hit because of more then ordinary effort on the part of the SS for the flying dive attempt.

Depends on who is doing the scoring and the relation of the player to that person.

 

[gator5]

Depends on who is doing the scoring and the relation of the player to that person.

We must have played on the same team in the past!

Thankfully our team this year is not that way at all.

 

[Eric F]

All about ordinary effort. Sounds like a hit to me.

Ordinary effort....appropriate for the level of play. We can't expect 10U players to make all the same plays as 14U players.