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| June 14, 2017 azcard 14 posts | Line drive hits base Line drive hits 1st or 3rd with out hitting the ground deflects into foul ground between 1st or 3rd. Fair or foul. Difference in hitting home plate and going foul? |
| June 14, 2017 coop3636 514 posts | Line drive that hits first or third and then goes foul is a FAIR ball Home plate is in fair territory, if it hits the plate and goes in foul territory, it is a foul ball (unless it goes in foul territory after it passes first or third. Coop3636 |
| June 14, 2017 azcard 14 posts | Just for the sake of discussion, 1st and third are in fair territory and if the line drive hit the front of the base it would have not passed 1st or 3rd. |
| June 14, 2017 DaveDowell Men's 70 4313 posts | coop3636 is correct ... FAIR ball by definition regardless of where it may deflect ... |
| June 14, 2017 B.J. 1106 posts | it does not have to pass the bag, RULE 1.22 D. Touches first, second or third base..... and as far as home plate the add on to the rule is all of the strike mat is in fair territory |
| June 14, 2017 coop3636 514 posts | Azcard.. once the balls hits first or third.. it is a fair ball.. BJ.. Is that true? The mat is in fair territory? (its not between the lines) |
| June 14, 2017 DaveDowell Men's 70 4313 posts | Rulebook §1.23 • FAIR TERRITORY Fair territory is that part of the playing field within, and including, the first and third base foul lines from home plate to the bottom of the playing field fence and perpendicularly upwards. (NOTE: Any batted ball first hitting any portion of the strike mat then settling in fair territory is a fair ball. Fair territory includes the strike mat.) |
| June 14, 2017 JimmyG Men's 55 52 posts | Not just the strike mat, but it would still be a fair ball even if it hits foul territory before passing first or third base as long as it re-enters and settles in fair territory before passing first or third as long as it hasn't been touched by a person or object foreign to the natural ground while in foul territory. |
| June 14, 2017 azcard 14 posts | 1.22 D states the ruling exactly. Thanks BJ. I wonder if this is stated anywhere in MLB book? The fair territory statements are just generalities |
| June 15, 2017 B.J. 1106 posts | in MLB home plate is located in fair territory ..in senior softball the back 1/2 of the strike mat actually extends past the fair/foul lines...I think the change of wording this past year was just a clarification that in senior softball the whole strike mat was to be considered in fair territory |
