Catch or No Catch?

[GT25Ump]

A fellow umpire of mine threw this up on our association message board recently.  He let us go B.S. about it for awhile and then came back with how they handled it. I'll do the same here.  Tell me what you think.

 

 

We had an interesting catch/no catch situation that happened in a college game recently.

 

We had a fly ball to shallow right field. The RF was running straight in and dove straight forward for the ball. The ball went into his glove as he slid forward and begin to tumble. As he was tumbling, he removed the glove with the ball in it with his non-glove hand. He then released the glove with the ball in it and then reached for his wrist that had the glove on it. He laid on the ground in pain as he held his wrist. The glove was lying on the ground a few feet from him and the ball was also lying on the ground a couple of feet from the glove.

 

The result of the attempt for the player was a season ending broken wrist in early March. We had to make a ruling as to whether it was a catch or not and of course that had to be made before we knew he was injured although whether he was injured or not does not determine the catch/no catch.

[UmpJM]

Hmmmm....

 

I'd want to see it, but, as described, I've got a voluntary and intentional release after gaining secure possession of an in flight batted ball in his glove.

 

That's a catch.

 

JM

[bam]

NCAA and OBR. Not fed.

Right?

[johnnyg08]

A fellow umpire of mine threw this up on our association message board recently.  He let us go B.S. about it for awhile and then came back with how they handled it. I'll do the same here.  Tell me what you think.

 

 

We had an interesting catch/no catch situation that happened in a college game recently.

 

We had a fly ball to shallow right field. The RF was running straight in and dove straight forward for the ball. The ball went into his glove as he slid forward and begin to tumble. As he was tumbling, he removed the glove with the ball in it with his non-glove hand. He then released the glove with the ball in it and then reached for his wrist that had the glove on it. He laid on the ground in pain as he held his wrist. The glove was lying on the ground a few feet from him and the ball was also lying on the ground a couple of feet from the glove.

 

The result of the attempt for the player was a season ending broken wrist in early March. We had to make a ruling as to whether it was a catch or not and of course that had to be made before we knew he was injured although whether he was injured or not does not determine the catch/no catch.

 

I think I heard about this one first hand.  Good scenario.

[carolinablue]

As described, I'd say catch.

[johnnyg08]

NCAA and OBR. Not fed.

Right?

 

Bam, 

 

Why wouldn't it be a catch in FED?

[UmpJM]

johnny,

 

I believe he was making an oblique reference to the "ball lodged in a fielder's mitt" ruling.

 

I thought it a funny comment.

 

FED would probably want you to kill it and award 3 bases....

 

JM

[yawetag]

I have a catch. The removal and throwing of the glove shows me voluntary release. Even in FED.

[Mike Prince]

I'd have a catch as well.

[mstaylor]

I have a catch as well. 

[jmpnjmy]

I'd have a catch

[JaxRolo]

Catch

[bam]

JM caught my joke.

 

I was half expecting Jax to respond, so I could go Foghorn Leghorn on him again......

[kansascityblue]

I have catch - control with voluntary release

[tldavis19]

Catch

[noumpere]

_{Catch.  Very similar to the play shown at the NCAA meetings.  That is of course, assuming the umpire could see what really happened which would be difficult.}

[JaxRolo]

JM caught my joke. I was half expecting Jax to respond, so I could go Foghorn Leghorn on him again......

I thought there was something fishy about your answer!

[Jocko]

JM caught my joke.I was half expecting Jax to respond, so I could go Foghorn Leghorn on him again......

I thought there was something fishy about your answer!

JM caught my joke.I was half expecting Jax to respond, so I could go Foghorn Leghorn on him again......

something fishy

I resemble that remark! :smachhead: