TexasTransplant
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Any thoughts on this Infield Fly call?
Bases loaded, no outs. Batter hits a high pop-up in the direction of 2nd base.
Umpire calls "Infield Fly" loud enough that I can hear it clearly in left field.
The ball lands 20-30 feet behind the second baseman and not near any other infielder. This is 70+ senior ball; virtually no one at this level makes this play "with normal effort." It clearly shouldn't be an infield fly.
Base runners all advance and the batter remains at 1B. Umpire says "I rescinded my call when I saw how deep the ball was hit."
It was a meaningless game in a pretty meaningless tournament and didn't effect the outcome but what should have happened here?
Bases loaded, no outs. Batter hits a high pop-up in the direction of 2nd base.
Umpire calls "Infield Fly" loud enough that I can hear it clearly in left field.
The ball lands 20-30 feet behind the second baseman and not near any other infielder. This is 70+ senior ball; virtually no one at this level makes this play "with normal effort." It clearly shouldn't be an infield fly.
Base runners all advance and the batter remains at 1B. Umpire says "I rescinded my call when I saw how deep the ball was hit."
It was a meaningless game in a pretty meaningless tournament and didn't effect the outcome but what should have happened here?