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hit_batter_1999Member

Hi,

Hope someone can answer my question. I was recently playing in a Colt league game when the pitcher threw an inside pitch which struck my hand while gripping the bat, but not swinging in any form (not even a check swing). I immediately stepped out of the batter's box, dropped my bat, and "shook" my hands in pain as I grimaced. The umpire ruled the play a foul ball, did not award me first base, and his reasoning was "because the ball struck a portion of my hand AND bat simultaneously". Also, there was no sound indication of the ball striking any portion of the bat. I understand that if I was swinging and hit by a pitch that the correct call is a strike, but I feel I should have been awarded first base in the above scenario. Thanks in advance!

6/2/134:18 PM

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dash_riprock1,000+ posts

There is no such thing as "simultaneously" in baseball (just like a tie). It either hit the hand or the bat first.When the initial immediate reaction of the batter is to wince in pain and rub his hands, I'm giving him the base.

I can't say the call was wrong, but the explanation was.

6/2/136:03 PM

Michael S. Taylor1,000+ posts

Originally Posted by dash_riprock:

There is no such thing as "simultaneously" in baseball (just like a tie). It either hit the hand or the bat first.When the initial immediate reaction of the batter is to wince in pain and rub his hands, I'm giving him the base.

I can't say the call was wrong, but the explanation was.

+1

6/2/137:59 PM

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