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| Feb. 7, 2023 retired2013 Men's 65 6 posts | legal catch Fielder has ground ball trapped against his body with his bare hand and touches the base for a force out: Is this an out or does the player have to remove the ball from his body and maintain control for it to be a legal catch. |
| Feb. 7, 2023 Donna McGuire 65 posts | The fielder must hold the ball securely in his hand or glove to record the out. (The ball cannot be trapped against his body.) |
| Feb. 8, 2023 DieselDan Men's 75 602 posts | If a player holds a ball against there body Donna, they are probably using a standard grip. So by moving the ball an inch or two from their body, would the batter/base runner now be out? |
| Feb. 8, 2023 Webbie25 Men's 70 2414 posts | Diesel Dan, you have now made the first argument for slow motion cameras at every softball game to determine what a catch is and what control is. Football has gone 'stupid' over determining what a catch is for many years and wasted many hours of viewer time trying to decide whether a ball moved an inch or not. How many years until we have appeals of calls that take up to 10 minutes each and all the rules associated with that in Senior Softball. Sounds like a worst nightmare scenario. |
| Feb. 8, 2023 Turning2 Men's 70 204 posts | in the original post, an umpire uses the following sections of the SSUSA Rule book to decide the proper call when ball control dictates the umpires decision 1.10 CATCH 1.34 ILLEGAL CATCH 1.46 LEGAL TOUCH 1.63 TRAPPED BALL the original post should be more specific because he asks, "does the player have to remove the ball from his body and maintain control for it to be a legal catch" if the defensive player is "in control" of the ball with his BARE HAND against his body, this is an out He is not in control of the ball with any other body part Another example of applying the above definitions from the rule book - A catch of a fly ball can be made in the crook of the arm, cradled against the stomach, or other body part so long as the player at some point controls the ball with bare hand or glove BEFORE the ball hits the ground. Another example of applying the above definitions from the rule book - A player with the ball in his control via bare hand or glove can't bump into a runner with his elbow, shoulder, hip etc, he must tag the runner with the hand or glove containing the ball (under control) You can never simply arbitrarily rule that (The ball cannot be trapped against his body.) If it is controlled by his bare hand against his body is the Key to making the correct call in the original post. Webbie25 - i am in total agreement with you on all the replays in sports today, no wonder people complain about the length of games, basketball is getting just as bad as football and baseball |
| Feb. 8, 2023 DieselDan Men's 75 602 posts | Well, there's a good chance the plate umpire would have a hard time seeing where the ball is and possibly the base umpire based on where they're positioned. If errors were counted at one time, one can only imagine how long discussions were between umpire(s) and player(s). |
| Feb. 8, 2023 B.J. 1107 posts | and here I thought Donna gave a great answer as to what and how a catch is determined |
| Feb. 8, 2023 Donna McGuire 65 posts | I thought so, too, B.J. Maybe I should have added this paragraph from the USA Rulebook: “If the ball is merely held in the fielder’s arm(s) or prevented from dropping to the ground by some part of the fielder’s body, equipment or clothing, the catch is not completed until the ball is in the grasp of the fielder’s hand(s) or glove/mitt.” |
| Feb. 8, 2023 B.J. 1107 posts | Donna, I brought that up years ago that I wished SSUSA would change the wording and add the USA version.. several years ago in our Villages Rec. league I actually had a Mgr. come out and argue that a 1st baseman made an "illegal catch" per the definition in the rule book because he caught a short hop throw from the SS that bounced up and stuck in his arm pit the 1B then grasped the ball with his hand and I called the runner out.. the mgr. quoted the illegal catch rule and stated that all movement of the thrown ball was stopped when it was wedged in his arm pit and that he did not use his hand or glove therefore I should rule it an illegal catch.. I told him that I didn't disagree with him but when he grasped the ball he completed the legal catch.. he said he disagreed and I said ok but I win because I have the clicker I definitely think the rule should be re-worded |
