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Discussion: Hitting a pitch that bounces on the plate
There have been a few times when my first strike I take hits the front of the plate and bounces straight up and I have jokingly taken a swing after it hits the plate and intentionally miss the ball. If the ball hit the front of the plate with 2 strikes and bounced up, if I swung and hit the ball would it be in play or is it strike 3.
§7.4 • STRIKE CALLED BY UMPIRE
A. For each legally pitched ball hitting the strike mat before touching the ground and the batter does not swing. Any pitched ball that hits the ground or strike mat cannot be legally swung at by the batter. NOTE: If the batter swings and misses the pitch prior to the ball hitting the plate or mat it is a strike. EFFECT: The ball is dead.
Dave Dowell has this correct
And you Randall are correct in your assessment.
the 2nd part of murrays question was not answered?
I assume that the call is a dead ball, ball, even if the batter hit the ball on the bounce?
I think it was answered. The ball cannot be legally swung at by the batter so it would be a strike out even if I hit it over the fence.
The easy way to look at this is: As soon as the ball hits the strike mat, it's a dead ball ...
sorry, I should have added if the ball hit the ground in front of strike mat I assume that the call is a dead ball, ball, even if the batter hit the ball on the bounce?
1jonsey ... We made it as easy as we could: "..Any pitched ball that hits the ground or strike mat... ...
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