Ok this is driving me crazy. I posted back in june and I taught I understood the in-field fly rule from the replies to that post....then Saturday happened.....so here is the situation
No Outs. 2 scored runs in the ending. We had a runner on First and Second. The batter hit a pop fly right behind second base barely in the outfield. The girls lead off base and waited to see if the ball would be caught. it was dropped......so the girl at second had no chance of getting to third, but since the ball was dropped she taught she had a forced out....she took off to third....1st advanced to 2nd and the batter got to 1st. Once the girl advancing to third was tagged out...the ump said it was the fly rule was in effect therefor the batter was out and second was out for not retouching 1st before advancing to 2nd. So three outs
The ump didn't call the Fly Rule......the ump stated he didn't have to call it as its in effect and the girls and coaches should recognize it.
We were blowing the team out so no big deal......the coaches didn't protest too much as it would look very un-sportsman like when you are up 12 to zero in the top of the third - league only allows 5 runs an ending at 12U
But for my Education.......I am soo lost now....so a pop fly - any where - counts or is it only in the infield? If so how would the girls know? If its infield only......any pop fly would fall under this rule?? I am soooo lost...
No Outs. 2 scored runs in the ending. We had a runner on First and Second. The batter hit a pop fly right behind second base barely in the outfield. The girls lead off base and waited to see if the ball would be caught. it was dropped......so the girl at second had no chance of getting to third, but since the ball was dropped she taught she had a forced out....she took off to third....1st advanced to 2nd and the batter got to 1st. Once the girl advancing to third was tagged out...the ump said it was the fly rule was in effect therefor the batter was out and second was out for not retouching 1st before advancing to 2nd. So three outs
The ump didn't call the Fly Rule......the ump stated he didn't have to call it as its in effect and the girls and coaches should recognize it.
We were blowing the team out so no big deal......the coaches didn't protest too much as it would look very un-sportsman like when you are up 12 to zero in the top of the third - league only allows 5 runs an ending at 12U
But for my Education.......I am soo lost now....so a pop fly - any where - counts or is it only in the infield? If so how would the girls know? If its infield only......any pop fly would fall under this rule?? I am soooo lost...