Catch or homerun?

[smddad]

Fed rules. They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[smddad]

I just found a better picture.

 

[4KidsDad]

Great picture! But angle is difficult . . .

I'd have to say HR as it appears that her feet are out of play based on the line of the fence. . . which is hard to see at this angle.

Hopefully a Blue was out there on top of it to make the right call.

 

[smddad]

This ball was hit by the home team, who was down by one run, with two runners on and two outs in the B7. The PU made the call from 200' away.

 

[Comp]

Under fed rules it would be a home run. If the player is on top of a collapsed fence they are considered to be out of play. In asa this would be an out, collapsed fence is an extension of the playing area.

Assuming the ball was actually caught.

 

[Cobb_of_Fury]

if she holds on I'm calling it an out -

 

[smddad]

Under fed rules it would be a home run. If the player is on top of a collapsed fence they are considered to be out of play. In asa this would be an out, collapsed fence is an extension of the playing area.

Assuming the ball was actually caught.

Comp,

What is the citation on that?

 

[smddad]

Found it. NFHS 2.9.4

For a legal catch, a fielder must catch and have secure possession of the ball before stepping, touching or falling into a dead-ball area. A fielder who falls over or through the fence after making a catch shall be credited with the catch. A fielder who catches the ball while contacting or stepping on a collapsible fence, which is not completely horizontal, is credited with a catch.

 

[canyonjoe]

For arguments sake, say she were to catch the ball and then leave the field. If it's a catch, what advance are the runners entitled to?

 

[Comp]

For arguments sake, say she were to catch the ball and then leave the field. If it's a catch, what advance are the runners entitled to?

Unintentional catch and carry is a 1 base award to all runners. But, in the play posted it would mean nothing as there were 2 outs at the time of the catch.