Kennewick National Baseball: Umpire's Corner

base, or between home and third base, or that is on or over fair territory when bounding to

the outfield past first or third base, or that touches first, second or third base, or that first

falls on fair territory on or beyond first base or third base, or that, while on or over fair

territory touches the person of an umpire or player, or that, while over fair territory, passes

out of the playing field in flight.

A fair fly shall be judged according to the relative position of the ball and the foul

line, including the foul pole, and not as to whether the fielder is on fair or foul territory at

the time he touches the ball.

home and third base, and then bounces to foul territory without touching a player or umpire and before

passing first or third base, it is a foul ball; or if the ball settles on foul territory or is touched by a player

on foul territory, it is a foul ball. If a fly ball lands on or beyond first or third base and then bounces to

foul territory, it is a fair hit.

Clubs, increasingly, are erecting tall foul poles at the fence line with a wire netting extending along

the side of the pole on fair territory above the fence to enable the umpires more accurately to judge fair

and foul balls.

base and third base lines, from home base to the bottom of the playing field fence and

perpendicularly upwards. All foul lines are in fair territory.