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| Aug. 1, 2017 Turbobob Men's 65 71 posts | "No Pitch" rule interpretation 2017 SSUSA rulebook Section 6.13 No Pitch No pitch shall be declared when: C. A runner is called out for leaving his base before the pitched ball reaches home plate, or is batted, or touches the ground before reaching home plate. My question is specific to "no pitch" being called when the runner leaves the base before the ball is batted, which includes a swing-and-miss. The base runner(s) are out, but why doesn't the swing-and-miss count as a strike to the batter? What is the reasoning behind this? Granted, out(s) are recorded for leaving the base early, but what does that have to do with the strike not counting toward the pitch count to the batter? If it is the 3rd strike as a result of a swing-and-miss, then the batter should also be out, unless I'm not interpreting the rule correctly. Your thoughts? |
| Aug. 1, 2017 SSUSA Staff 3485 posts | "No pitch" means just that ... It's treated as though the pitch never occurred, so calling either a ball OR a strike (swinging or called strike) is irrelevant ... |
| Aug. 1, 2017 k man Men's 65 326 posts | Turbo, does seem a bit unfair in that one instance but would you feel the same way about counting the swing if the batter hit a home run? My guess is that it covers all circumstances. Dead ball on the pitch and runner who left early is out. |
