NFHS Officiating Baseball Methods

Now consider how to react to some hit balls.

With no runners on base, the batter hits a line drive deep down the third-base line. The ball lands near the warning track, fair by inches.

Look at the photos and listen to each umpire reaction. Then select the correct reaction for this play by clicking on a picture.

Incorrect. With no runners on base, this is the wrong position for the plate umpire when making the fair/foul call on a deeply hit ball.

Incorrect. When players hear an oral call in a fair/foul situation, they tend to think "foul."

I'm sorry. With no runners on base, this is the wrong position for the plate umpire when making the fair/foul call on a deeply hit ball.