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Can home plate umpire appeal foul tip call?

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The home plate umpire is the one to make the call and is in the best position to make the call, he can ask for help if he fells necissary, however, this is his call to make

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When the home plate umpire is behind the plate is he in fair territory?

No. The Home Plate Umpire, the Catcher, and the Batters are in foul territory, because they are all positioned behind the foul lines.


Once an umpire declares a foul ball can it be overturned?

Depending on the call all umpires can reverse a call but the crew chief supersedes all umpire ...Clarification:The chief umpire for the game, aka. plate umpire makes the final decision on a call when another umpire ask for help. If the umpire does not ask for help no other umpire should interfere with the call. The home plate umpire is the chief umpire, unless the league appoints an umpire as the chief umpire -- MLB appoints a crew chief for every umpire crew, all calls where umpires ask for help will come down to his final judgement. You can find all of this in 9.02 and 9.04 of the rules


Is it foul if the ball hits the plate?

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What is an plate umpire?

The umpire that stands behind home plate and has responsibility for the following calls (not all inclusive): strike/ball, out safe (on plays at the plate), foul ball down first base foul line (up to the first base bag) the third base foul line (in two man crews), foul tip, dead ball on a struck batter, infield fly, batter interference and, catcher interference. He also is responsible for enforcing all all of the rules pertaining to the lineup (substitutions, pinch hitter, pinch runner, etc.). Despite common mistake the home plate umpire is not necessarily the Umpire-in-Chief (UIC).


Can a base umpire make a call on a ball hitting the batter in the box without an appeal from the plate umpire?

What help would be needed? In fastpitch softball it is legal to hit a pitch that touchs the ground 1st. In slo-pitch, then the ruling should be a foul ball. ---- It is also completely legal in MLB and little league baseball as well. In USSSA softball, if a pitched ball strikes the ground before crossing home plate not only can the batter legally hit the ball, but any runners on base may immediately leave their base and run toward the next base. If the batter does not swing and hit the ball, it is called a ball and the runners must return to their bases.


What are the kinds of umpires in softball?

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What does the umpire do when a batsman hits the ball to the boundary?

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In fastpitch softball if the batted ball hit the plate and stays fair is it a fair ball or a dead ball?

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The umpire calls a ball batted behind homeplate a foul ball. The ball spins back onto homeplate without being touched. Is the ball fair or foul?

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If the ball hits in behind home plate and then comes in fair territory is it fair or foul?

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Umpire calls a ball batted into dirt at home afoul ball ball spins back into fair play without being touched fair or foul?

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