Game Situation: Failure to Call Infield Fly


One out and the bases are loaded. There is a high pop-up to the shortstop, who quickly and easily settles under the infield pop-up.  However, both you and your partner thought there were two outs and neither of you called an infield fly (although it was a text-book infield fly and you should have).  The shortstop drops the pop up. The shortstop throws home and the runner that started at third is easily forced out (but not tagged out) at home. The batter-runner is standing at first.  In NFHS, what is the ruling?
 
Here are five choices -- one is the correct NFHS ruling (high school and MCBA), another is the correct MLB ruling, and three are just wrong:
 
a. The batter is out and the runner that started the play at third is out
b. The batter is out and the original runners return to their bases at the time of the pitch
c. The batter is out and the runner from third is safe at home and scores
d. The play stands as it ended -- The batter is safe at first and the runner that started at third is out on the force at home.
e. The batter is safe at first and all runners are safe at their next base (therefore one run scores).

Call
C. In NFHS identifying the infield fly and vocalizing “infield fly, the batter is out” is not required for the infield-fly rule to be in effect. It is the defensive fielders and the offensive runners’ responsibility to know when the conditions exist for an infield fly. It is a “courtesy” but not a requirement to vocalize it. Therefore, under the NFHS rules the infield fly was in effect in this case. The batter is out (remove him from first base), but the run still scores (since the runner from third was not tagged out).

D. In MLB, it is not an infield fly until the umpires calls it. Since the umpires did not call it, it was not an infield fly. Instead, it is just an uncaught fair batted ball. The runner that started at third is forced out at home and the batter-runner stays at first.