Dis^^^^If the ball strikes the runner in FOUL territory it's simply a foul ball, regardless of whether the runner was on the base or not.
This ^^^ ball has to touch ground in fair territory and pass over the bag in umps judgment to be a fair ball regardless of where it lands after that, line drive does not touch ground and hits runner in foul territory = foul ball pretty simpleBeing a line drive as you described, I'd have a FOUL BALL. You never stated the ball touched the ground in fair territory, and struck the runner in foul territory....that is a foul ball! In all honesty though, I'm having difficulty in picturing how this could happen as described.
yep, I totally forgot about where the line drive lands.This ^^^ ball has to touch ground in fair territory and pass over the bag in umps judgment to be a fair ball regardless of where it lands after that, line drive does not touch ground and hits runner in foul territory = foul ball pretty simple
So, if the ball was over fair territory (split the base - meaning part of the ball was over fair territory) when it hit the runner, who was in contact with the base, that is a fair ball but the ball is dead, award the banner-runner first and advance anyone forced. That is the only scenario here where the runner advances. That assumes the runner did not contact the ball deliberately (in which case the runner is out, put the batter-runner on first).
If the ball was entirely over foul territory, then we just have a foul ball, strike on the batter. Since it's SP, if that's strike 3 then the banner-runner is out.
Won't disagree there. And it's a judgement call. Was the ball fair or foul? Once we determine that disposition based on our judgement, we apply the appropriate ruling. That's why we get paid the small bucks.Boy that would be hard to see live, with the naked eye as it happened without the use of slow motion replay.
That is correct for USA Softball and I believe NSA. For USSSA, the ball is live and get what you get.So, if the ball was over fair territory (split the base - meaning part of the ball was over fair territory) when it hit the runner, who was in contact with the base, that is a fair ball but the ball is dead, award the banner-runner first and advance anyone forced.