is cought by a defender without ever touching the ground is it a double play?
2006-08-15 04:34:35 · 18 answers · asked by Agent007ishere 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The ball is dead once it hits a runner in fair territory. The runner is called out.
2006-08-15 04:45:26 · answer #1 · answered by ScreeHerb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since if a runner gets hit with a batted ball, he's out and a live ball that hits the bat and doesn't touch the ground or the wall is able to be caught... then I believe the answer is yes.
2006-08-15 04:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by spacejohn77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the ball is immediately dead, if a batted ball hits a baserunner in FAIR territory. Once the batted ball hits the runner, the runner who was hit it out, everyone else gets the base they were going to.
But it is not a double play...as soon as the ball strikes the runner, it's a dead ball.
2006-08-15 04:43:12 · answer #3 · answered by brianwerner1313 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correction: I reread the rules and realized I misinterpreted... The ball IS dead once it hits the runner even if it pops up and is caught without ever hitting the ground... It's not a double play. The runner IS out.
2006-08-15 04:41:24 · answer #4 · answered by annathespian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, when the ball hits the base runner that person is out, the ball is dead, and everyone else stays at the base they were going to.
2006-08-15 04:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by Beth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am an umpire for little league baseball, and the same rule applies for both, if the ball hits the runner the runner is out, but the ball is dead and is not live, and runners can advance to the base that they were going to.
2006-08-15 05:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by milwaukee brewers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the ball is dead once it hits the runner. The runner is out and the batter is awarded first base
2006-08-15 04:39:16 · answer #7 · answered by Phillip B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is. The runner is called for interference and the ball hasn't touched the ground so the batter is out as well.
2006-08-15 04:38:37 · answer #8 · answered by bodinibold 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
baseball and kickball have a similiar rule about that any ball in play that touches a runner makes an out no questions asked and if its in the air and cautght by a baseman i do believe that would be a double play
2006-08-15 05:11:57 · answer #9 · answered by mr benis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. Once the ball hits a runner, the ball is dead. The batter is awarded first base.
2006-08-15 09:26:34 · answer #10 · answered by mikewarren5587 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋