Catch or Foul?

[Guest Pots]

Nobody on, nobody out.

 

Batter hits a pop fly along 1B line in foul territory.  Pitcher runs over and attempts catch.  Ball lands in glove but is bobbled and rolls out of glove and hits fence outside of dugout (in play) then is secured by the pitcher.  Ball never hits ground.  Batter out or Foul?

[Richvee]

 Once the ball deflects off the fence, it can no longer be caught "in flight". Foul. 

 

[ALStripes17]

That is assuming that the ball was over foul territory when it was first touched.

Pretty good assumption seeing as the OP said the ball touched the fence of The Dugout

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[LMSANS]

7 hours ago, Richvee said:

 Once the ball deflects off the fence, it can no longer be caught "in flight". Foul. 

 

That is assuming that the ball was over foul territory when it was first touched.

[Richvee]

52 minutes ago, LMSANS said:

That is assuming that the ball was over foul territory when it was first touched.

I actually had a longer answer about what happens if F1 first contacts the ball over fair ground, (where the ball is when touched, not the fielder's feet, etc.,etc)  then I re read the OP..

 

8 hours ago, Guest Pots said:

Batter hits a pop fly along 1B line in foul territory.

 

[LMSANS]

1 hour ago, Richvee said:

I actually had a longer answer about what happens if F1 first contacts the ball over fair ground, (where the ball is when touched, not the fielder's feet, etc.,etc)  then I re read the OP..

 

 

Be merciful, I'm on the west coast on business and very confused.

[maven]

9 hours ago, Richvee said:

 Once the ball deflects off the fence, it can no longer be caught "in flight". Foul.

As this phrase is redundant, it might be slightly more illuminating (and certainly pedantic) to say that, once the ball touches the fence, it is no longer in flight by rule, and thus cannot be caught for an out.

[LMSANS]

7 hours ago, maven said:

As this phrase is redundant, it might be slightly more illuminating (and certainly pedantic) to say that, once the ball touches the fence, it is no longer in flight by rule, and thus cannot be caught for an out.

Give him a break, he's from north Jersey...he put together a full sentence...with punctuation.  

[Richvee]

1 hour ago, LMSANS said:

Give him a break, he's from north Jersey...he put together a full sentence...with punctuation.  

[Kevin_K]

11 hours ago, maven said:

As this phrase is redundant, it might be slightly more illuminating (and certainly pedantic) to say that, once the ball touches the fence, it is no longer in flight by rule, and thus cannot be caught for an out.

 

3 hours ago, LMSANS said:

Give him a break, he's from north Jersey...he put together a full sentence...with punctuation.  

fuhgeddaboudit!