noumpere posted:If this is a HS game, then it's up to the participants to know the circumstances. (Yes, it's one of FED's stranger rulings). So, the batter should have been out, and any other outs depend on whether the runners were tagged -- there are no force plays here.
Here is the FED case play supporting this:
10.2.3 SITUATION G: With R1 on second and R2 on first and no outs, B3 hits an infield fly, but the umpire fails to call "infield fly." is the infield fly in effect or not? RULING: Even though the infield fly rule was not announced by the umpire, it is still in effect. Both teams have the responsibility to know when conditions exist for an infield fly.
Under OBR, the general interp is that if the defense gets zero or one outs on the play, the play stands. If he defense gets two or three outs, then go back and enforce the (likely) outcome of the infield fly. The reasoning here is that the rule is designed to protect the offense, so only if the defense gets "more" outs than would be likely is there anything to do. In the OP, it's hard to tell whether there was really one out or two -- I think two, so call BR out and return all the other runners.
Noumpere,
Rule 10.2.3 pertains to duties of the umpire in chief. What part of that rule does the Situation G case pertain to? Rectifying a situation in which an umpires decision that was reversed placed a team at a disadvantage?
In this case, the UIC never reversed the call.