Foul ball.

[Guest Andrew Novak]

A ground ball to third.   The ball stays fail but the third basements foot is in fould territory. How is the play called.   Fair or foul??

[JonnyCat]

Fair. It only matters the position of the ball, not the position of the fielder.

[ErichKeane]

6 minutes ago, Guest Andrew Novak said:

A ground ball to third.   The ball stays fail but the third basements foot is in fould territory. How is the play called.   Fair or foul??

The location of the player at the time of the touch is irrelevant, only the position of the ball. 

 

The NFHS rulebook is consistent with all others I know of, and says:

 

2-5-1   A fair ball is a batted ball which:

1. settles on fair territory between home and third base or between home and first base; or
2. contacts fair ground on or beyond an imaginary line between first and third base; or
3. is on or over fair ground when bounding to the outfield past first or third base; or
4. first falls on fair ground on or beyond first or third base; or
5. touches first, second or third base; or
6. while on or over fair territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, their clothing or equipment; or
7. while over fair ground passes out of the playing field in flight. (1) A fly ball or line drive, which passes over or inside first or third base in flight and curves to foul ground beyond such base, is not a fair hit; but a hit which goes over or through the fence is a fair hit if it is over fair ground when it leaves the field.

[beerguy55]

On 6/10/2022 at 4:32 PM, Guest Andrew Novak said:

A ground ball to third.   The ball stays fail but the third basements foot is in fould territory. How is the play called.   Fair or foul??

And if it comes up in casual discussion/debate with people you know - simply tell them that this is baseball not football.  A LOT of people want to apply the football standards (ie, it only matters where your feet are) when they see something similar on a baseball field.