Fair/Foul

[Guest Fan in Stands]

Changing Foul call to Fair. 

Saw this play last night at a local Little League game.  Ball popped up between pitcher and catcher, hits ground and possibly touched the catcher then rolled foul, plate umpire called it foul thinking it didnt touch any fielder.  All the fans and coaches saying the ball was touched by the catcher.  The plate umpire gets with his partner on the bases and his partner says it did touch the catcher. The plate umpire changed his call to fair and gave the batter first base. Can they change that call from foul to fair and award the batter first base?

[LittleBlue]

I'm pretty sure that once the ball is ruled foul that it can't be changed to fair. PU basically has to live with the call and slow down when making a call next time.

[Donny7]

Yes.

If the plate umpire was unsure he can ask his partner if he had a better angle on it or was able to see a deflection or anything that he himself may not have seen. If his partner tells him that he did and he saw the ball touched by the catcher prior to going into foul territory, then he may change his call.

NOTE: It is the solely the plate umpires call and decision whether to ask for help. 

[ricka56]

In HS rules a foul stays foul, but in OBR, if a wrong foul call is fixable, you can fix it. But if players change their actions based on the erroneous foul call, you'll probably have to eat it.

[Rich Ives]

4 hours ago, LittleBlue said:

I'm pretty sure that once the ball is ruled foul that it can't be changed to fair. PU basically has to live with the call and slow down when making a call next time.

True in FED, but not in LL. See the other responses.

[LittleBlue]

9 hours ago, Rich Ives said:

True in FED, but not in LL. See the other responses.

Didn't know that. Granted I don't do many games that follow LL rules. I was always taught if I called it foul, it's foul and we have to move on.

[Rich Ives]

1 hour ago, LittleBlue said:

Didn't know that. Granted I don't do many games that follow LL rules. I was always taught if I called it foul, it's foul and we have to move on.

Ll and OBR (Pro) are the same here.