Infield fly

Situation

Fewer than two outs. Runners on first and second, or the bases are loaded. The batted ball is a fair fly an infielder can catch with ordinary effort, and the umpire calls "infield fly."

What happens on the field

• The batter is out whether the ball is caught or dropped, as long as it stays fair.
• Runners are not forced. They may tag and advance at their own risk. If they leave early they can be doubled off, and that is a separate play.
• A foul ball is not an infield fly. A call the umpire never made is not an infield fly.

How the book should look

• Batter: one out, infield fly. Not a hit and not a sacrifice.
• Runners hold unless they actually advance. Do not move them as if the play were a force.

A common miss is scoring an ordinary fly out, a single, or a fielder's choice.

In DugoutDesk

1. Open Pitch menu and tap Infield fly. It is available only with runners on first and second, or the bases loaded, and fewer than two outs. Softball and baseball use the same control.
2. If a runner tags or is doubled off, record that runner next. Do not fold the advance into a hit.

Pitch-by-pitch scoring is free. This is an out, not a spray hit. Hit spray is coach premium and is not how you record the out.

Ruleset notes

The usual situation is the same in USA Softball, USSSA, NFHS, and typical baseball books: the umpire has to declare it, and it is not in effect with only a runner on first or with two outs. Line drives and bunts are often excluded.

Record the call the umpire made. If they did not call infield fly, do not invent the out. This is not a rules certification.