Batter attempting to avoid a pitch riding in on him sort of "swats" at ball with the bat in his hand. It was obvious he was trying to avoid being hit but did swing bat fully around. Blue called strike. Was he correct ?
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yes.
If the batter had made contact on that swing and managed to reach first would he expect to remain there?
If a batter ducks down and the ball hits the bat it is always a foul even though he hadd no intention of swinging.
If a batter ducks down and the ball hits the bat it is always a foul even though he hadd no intention of swinging.
botinr:
I was with you on the first sentence but you lost me on the second. Are you saying that if the batter accidently hits the ball trying to avoid the pitch and hits it fair, you are still going to call it foul? I may be misreading your statemnet but if I didn't then it is incorrect. If the batter hits the ball in any manner it judged fair/foul the same as any other. Now the only exception is if he steps out of the box trying to avoid a pitch and hits the ball then don't call him out for hitting a pitch out of the box. Still judge fair/foul accordingly.
I was with you on the first sentence but you lost me on the second. Are you saying that if the batter accidently hits the ball trying to avoid the pitch and hits it fair, you are still going to call it foul? I may be misreading your statemnet but if I didn't then it is incorrect. If the batter hits the ball in any manner it judged fair/foul the same as any other. Now the only exception is if he steps out of the box trying to avoid a pitch and hits the ball then don't call him out for hitting a pitch out of the box. Still judge fair/foul accordingly.
Thanks guys, umpire in question was a 14 yo boy and the opposing coach went nuts on him. Gotta love U10 baseball 
MST:
What I meant to say was the way you corrected my post. If a player goes to avoid a pitch and the ball contacts the bat it is still judged fair/foul. The most common case is where a player bends down to avoid a high inside pitch and it hits the bat over the top of his head. Thanks.
What I meant to say was the way you corrected my post. If a player goes to avoid a pitch and the ball contacts the bat it is still judged fair/foul. The most common case is where a player bends down to avoid a high inside pitch and it hits the bat over the top of his head. Thanks.