quote:Originally posted by Kumi:
I've also found it curious that there is no verbal call of "batter's out" to accompany the punch out of the batter in the case where the PU sees the clean catch. The out is signaled but not called.
The "punch out" signals strike three, it does not signal an out. It is common to "punch out" a batter on a called strike three, followed immediately by a safe signal with a "no catch" verbal. The batter is still punched out even though the pitch was not caught.