As I understand the ruling, a ball swatted away on its downward path is called goaltending, while a ball swatted away on its upward path is OK. The ball here was clearly on a downward path at the moment of contact with Marcy.
May 12, 2016
As I understand the ruling, a ball swatted away on its downward path is called goaltending, while a ball swatted away on its upward path is OK. The ball here was clearly on a downward path at the moment of contact with Marcy.