SENIER SOFTBALL

Question
QUESTION: RUNNERS ON FIRST AND SECOND. ONE OUT. BATTER HITS INFIELD POP UP. UMPIRE INVOKES INFIELD FLY RULE. BALL IS NOT CAUGHT. RUNNER ON FIRST RUNS TO SECOND AND IS STRUCK BY BALL AFTER THE INFIELD FLY RULE IS CALLED BUT BEFORE AN FIELDER TOUCHES THE BALL. RUNNER REACHES SECOND SAFELY. IS THE RUNNER ALSO OUT?    THANKS

ANSWER: Hi Ed,

Did the ball pass an infielder exc F1? No...interference

yes but...if it did, did a defensive player have an opportunity to make an out?  Yes... interference.  No...nothing

mark

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QUESTION: SORRY FOR THE CONTINUED QUESTIONING.  I FORGOT TO ASK   IF THE BALL WAS NOT CATCHABLE  AND THE UMPIRE FAILS TO CALL INFIELD FLY  UNTIL  HE HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT AND THEN CALLS INFIELD FLY  DOES SAME APPLY?  I WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THAT IF HE SAYS NO INFIELD FLY INVOKED, THEN THE RUNNER WOULD BE OUT FOR BEING STRUCK BY THE BALL AND THE BATTER WOULD GET AN AUTOMATIC HIT REGARDLESS IF HE MAKES IT TO FIRST AFTER DEFENSE PICKS UP BALL AND THROWS TO FIRST BEATING BATTER.  AUTOMATIC OUT AUTOMATIC HIT BALL IS DEAD  CORRECT?     ED

Answer
Hi Ed,

No problem lazy Sunday.

I am having trouble sorting out your question but.....  

If after the fact the umpires got together or a single umpire realized the ball could not be caught w/ ordinary effort, they can invoke the "god" rule, cancel the IF, R1 is still out on interference and because interference is a dead ball throwing to 1st doesn't matter.  we award the b-r 1st.

Mark