Strike three in dirt kicked.

Ryno23100+ posts

This happened in a pre-season game of ours and a similar incident occurred in the Arkansas-Florida game Sunday.
With two strikes the batter swings at a curve ball in the dirt, it bounces off the catcher and is kicked (unintentionally) by the batter as he scrambles out of the batters box to run to first.
The ball ends up far enough from the catcher he cant retire the runner at first.
1. What is the correct ruling?
2. Does it matter if the ball is out of the batter's box? If in fair territory or foul?

3/16/099:18 AM

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dash_riprock1,000+ posts

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Originally posted by Ryno23:
This happened in a pre-season game of ours and a similar incident occurred in the Arkansas-Florida game Sunday.
With two strikes the batter swings at a curve ball in the dirt, it bounces off the catcher and is kicked (unintentionally) by the batter as he scrambles out of the batters box to run to first.
The ball ends up far enough from the catcher he cant retire the runner at first.
1. What is the correct ruling?
2. Does it matter if the ball is out of the batter's box? If in fair territory or foul?

1. No intent, no interference. Live ball.
2. None matter.

I'm curious. What was the call in the college game?
Thanks.

3/16/099:37 AM

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Michael S. Taylor1,000+ posts

As Dash says, as long as it is close to the plate and unintentional, it is nothing.

3/16/094:26 PM

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DaleMember

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Originally posted by dash_riprock:
I'm curious. What was the call in the college game?
Thanks.

Play on. Runner reached first safely, eventual winning run scored from third.

3/18/097:23 AM

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Ryno23100+ posts

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Originally posted by Dale:
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Originally posted by dash_riprock:
I'm curious. What was the call in the college game?
Thanks.

Play on. Runner reached first safely, eventual winning run scored from third.

And Florida coach ejected.

3/18/099:33 AM

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