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Foul territory is that part of the playing field outside the first and third base lines extended to the fence and perpendicularly upwards.
A foul ball is a batted ball that settles on foul territory between home and first base, or between home and third base, or that bounds past first or third base on or over foul territory, or that first falls on foul territory beyond first or third base, or that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, or any object foreign to the natural ground.
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What is a foul ball in softball?
A foul ball is a ball that is hit outside of the foul lines on the field. A ball that bounces in fair territory then goes into foul territory before it passes a base is considered a foul ball. A ball that bounces in fair territory and then bounces into foul territory after it passes a base if considered a fair ball.
If a fielder standing in foul territory touches a fly ball over fair territory it is a foul ball?
yes it is a foul ball
If the player is in foul territory and drops the ball is the batter safe?
If the ball is in fair territory, the fact that the fielder is standing in foul territory does NOT make the ball foul. the same as if a ball is foul, the fielder standing in fair territory doesn't make the ball fair.
Is a base runner out if he touches a ground ball that is in foul territory before the other team?
If the ball is in foul territory and hits a base runner in foul territory then it is a foul ball, so no he would not be out
What is the different between fair and foul in softball?
There are lines placed to divide the foul territory and the fair territory. Any ball that lands on the foul territory will be called foul. When the ball enters the fair territory, ball is at play.
If a ball lands foul and roles in bounds is it foul?
if the ball is not touch in foul territory and rolls into fair territory and stops or is touch then it is a fair ball. the answer is no.
When a pop fly goes over 1st in fair territory and then drifts and lands in foul territory past 1st base is it considered fair or foul?
If the ball first lands in foul territory, then it is a foul ball. If the ball lands in fiar territory and rolls into the foul territory after first base, it's a fair ball. - So, if the ball is in the air in fair territory and drifts to foul after first base still in the air, makes first contact with the ground in foul territory, it's a foul ball.
In baseball if you knock a fair ball foul is it fair?
If the batter "knocks" a ball foul it's foul ...if a fielder "knocks" the ball foul while in fair territory the ball is fare... the fielder can catch the ball in foul territory for an out ...
Is the ball fair or foul if it is a line drive and you are in fair territory but reach in foul territory to catch it and touch the ball?
It is considered a foul out. The ball determines wether it is fair or foul.
If a ball bounces in foul territory and then hits the foul pole above the fence?
Foul ball
If a high fly ball is foul and 1st baseman tries to catch it and the ball hits the tip of his glove and bounces off his glove and goes into fair territory is it fair or foul?
It's still foul cause the ball was hit in foul territory. Whether a ball is fair or foul is based on the position of the ball when it is touched. Since the ball was touched when the ball was in foul territory, it would be a foul ball.
What is a foul out?
When the batter hits the ball into foul territory, and an opposing player catches it in foul territory on the fly.
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