Sorry for the multiple posts but this topic appears to be discussed quite frequently on the internet. I found this also - INTENTIONALLY DROPPED BALL.
The ball cannot be intentionally dropped unless the fielder has actually caught it, and then drops it. Merely guiding the ball to the ground is not an intentionally dropped ball.
Rule 8 Section 2J (Batter-Runner is Out)
A question was submitted on the situation of an intentionally dropped fly ball as it is explained in the rule supplement. Rule Supplement 30 states “The ball cannot be intentionally dropped unless the fielder has actually caught it and then drops it. Merely guiding the ball to the ground is not an intentionally dropped ball.†The purpose of the rule is to prevent a defensive player from gaining an advantage for a possible double play. To have an “intentionally dropped†ball the ball must be caught and then dropped. It is always umpire judgment as to whether the fielder caught the ball and then dropped it.
Play:B1 hits a soft line drive to the left of F6 which enters the pocket of his glove and then allows the ball to fall to the ground before securing it to create a double play possibility.
Ruling:If in the judgment of the umpire, the ball entered the pocket of the fielder’s glove and the fielder caught the ball and then intentionally let it drop from the glove, the ball is dead, the batter is out and runners return to the last base touched at the time of the pitch
1..Strike
2. 2
3. Strike 3
taught that at a young age and kept it. The guy that taught me was a CBUA Ump and one of the evaluators, so if good enough for him it was good enough for me.
i dont grant time unless the play is over. cause the moment you grant time before he gets to first - here comes the coach telling you the BR was instructed to continue on to 2nd.
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