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Reply to "Force Play Catch Rules (LSU vs. CCU)"

Force plays are always tag plays. A tag play just means that a runner or base is tagged to record the out.

NCAA requires that there be voluntary release on any tag play. Because the release was involuntary and unrelated to any illegal action by the offense, there is no out on this play.

For other codes, the area is more murky. All agree that the fielder has to maintain possession through the act of the tag. However, where the act of the tag ends, or if voluntary release is required, is still up for debate. I argue that it is not required, and once action unrelated to the tag is complete, it is an out. Thus, in this case, I might have an out (I only saw the video on mobile, so it was hard to discern when the ball was dislodged relative to the fielder's actions.)

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