I still got confuse with infield fly rule. The basic rules that I understand about it are:
-Less than 2 out
-1b or 1b and 2b loaded
-The ball flies in infield area (the diamond area?)
-The batter is out and the ball is dead.
1) Is it necessary for the umpire to declare (shout out) if infield fly happened? How about the umpire forgot to shout it out, can the fielding team manager/coach appeal for the rule?
2) I was told by an umpire that the ball must fly over the fielders' head to be considered as an infield fly ball. How about the ball hit is a linedrive ball (waist line height) and been caught by the defense team? Is it considered infield fly too where the ball is dead and the defense team can't play a double play?
-Less than 2 out
-1b or 1b and 2b loaded
-The ball flies in infield area (the diamond area?)
-The batter is out and the ball is dead.
1) Is it necessary for the umpire to declare (shout out) if infield fly happened? How about the umpire forgot to shout it out, can the fielding team manager/coach appeal for the rule?
2) I was told by an umpire that the ball must fly over the fielders' head to be considered as an infield fly ball. How about the ball hit is a linedrive ball (waist line height) and been caught by the defense team? Is it considered infield fly too where the ball is dead and the defense team can't play a double play?