A little help please

[PA SB Dad]

For #1, in LL, it is Rule 3.05. I don't see it in other rule sets.

 

[Momo'sDad]

ASA rules have a restriction on pitcher re-entry, but even that can be done during a plate appearance.

My interpretation on the bunt is the exact same as Bretman's. If the 1-strike bunt attempt had landed in foul territory, it would be strike 2. If the 1-strike bunt attempt was a tip that went sharply and directly into the catcher's mitt, it would be strike 2, even if it was subsequently dropped.

Good luck on your test.

 

[Umpire]

2) With a 1-1 count, B1 bunts the ball foul about a foot from home plate. F2 lunges and catches the ball before it touches the ground. The ball did not go higher than the batter’s head. The umpire should rule:

a) Foul tip and return B1 to the batter’s box with a 1-2 count.
b) Dead ball
c) B1 is out
d) None of the above

Unfortunately, there is not enough information provided to answer the question. Simply saying that the ball goes a "foot from home plate" and that it didn't touch the ground isn't sufficient.

 

[umpodie]

We agree it is poorly written....and given with the caveat 'don't read into the question'
That is why we had we came here for some input

Thanks for everyone's help

--odie

 

[Ajaywill]

We agree it is poorly written....and given with the caveat 'don't read into the question'
That is why we had we came here for some input

Thanks for everyone's help

--odie

You don't have to read into the question on this one....

"F2 lunges" is enough to tell you that it was not "sharp and direct", so it cannot be a foul tip.
Using the term "bunts" tells you that the bat contacted the ball.
The question also tells you that the ball is over foul territory and is caught before hitting the ground.
The only thing it can be is a caught fly ball and an out.

 

[MTR]

ASA rules have a restriction on pitcher re-entry, but even that can be done during a plate appearance.

Not for a simple re-entry.

 

[MTR]

Unfortunately, there is not enough information provided to answer the question. Simply saying that the ball goes a "foot from home plate" and that it didn't touch the ground isn't sufficient.

Sure it is. It is a batted ball that did not go sharply and directly to/off the catcher that was caught by the defense in flight for an out.

 

[Greenmonsters]

Sure it is. It is a batted ball that did not go sharply and directly to/off the catcher that was caught by the defense in flight for an out.

No it isn't. You have assumed that the ball did not go sharply and directly to the catcher. The question only stated that the ball did not go over the batters head AND that the catcher lunged for it. Now its more likely that you are correct in your assumption, but it could've been a high pitch and the catcher lunged downward and caught a ball that was bunted directly down one foot behind the plate. Just admit that the test question was vague and poorly written.

 

[Comp]

From rules supplement 22. "Umpires only need to judge wether the ball moves "sharply" and "directly" versus a ball that has perceptable arc and / or if the catcher moves their glove / mitt to catch the ball after contact with the bat."

There is plenty of information in the question. The ball did not travel sharply and directly to the catchers glove. If the catcher had to lunge for the ball, they obviously moved their glove.

 

[Umpire]

From rules supplement 22. "Umpires only need to judge wether the ball moves "sharply" and "directly" versus a ball that has perceptable arc and / or if the catcher moves their glove / mitt to catch the ball after contact with the bat."

There is plenty of information in the question. The ball did not travel sharply and directly to the catchers glove. If the catcher had to lunge for the ball, they obviously moved their glove.

Here is the problem with that. "Sharp" has been defined as there being no perceptible arc. "Direct" has been defined as not contacting anything between the bat and the glove/hand(s).

So please let us know just how far a catcher needs to move her glove in order to go from a "foul tip" for a strike to a "caught foul fly ball" for an out.