ball out of play

how did the ball travel in relation to first or third base?

I can't answer based on incomplete information you have given so far.

The ball was never fielded by the 3rd base men it was a blooper that hit the floor and bounced out of play

I think we all would like to help you here, but you are not telling us the information needed to assist you...

here is what we need....

from your posts, I am getting that a bloop fly ball was hit towards 3rd base...... the ball has fallen in fair territory and went out of play into dead ball territory.......

Is that correct?....

If so here is what we need......

Did the ball travel past 3rd base on the fly before it landed fair?.........reason Im asking is that you state that it hit fair territory where the dirt meets the grass....

If this is an all dirt infield then the ball hit clearly after the bag.....if it hit the cutout before the bag on a grass infield then this is a different ruling...this is a crucial point.....trust me on this...

once we get this we can attempt an answer for you...

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Originally posted by Cougar235:
The ball was never fielded by the 3rd base men it was a blooper that hit the floor and bounced out of play

the floor?

its was a bloop fly that hit behind the 1st base bag in fair territory where the outfield grass meets the infield dirt it was an all dirt field and after it hit the ground it went past the line that is used for out of play

Ball is dead, batter and runners get 2 bases from TOP.

but earlier you talk about the 3d baseman. How could that be if the ball struck the ground behind 1st base?