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Originally Posted by hit4power
I'm not a blue, but here ya go...
Watching Texas Tech v Baylor... Batter swings through strike 3 but pitch bounces off F2's glove and on the ricochet hits the bat while still in the batter's hands and batter still in the box. The contact with the bat sends the ball down the first base line in foul territory and batter beats the throw to 1B. What's the call?
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I am going to assume "on the ricochet" means the ball went from the catcher's glove to the bat. If that is the case, then the stipulations for D3k are not met, meaning the pitch it the bat a second time. Dead ball, strike. In this case, strike three, batter out.
A.R. 11-0: The batter swings and misses the pitch; however, on her follow through, the pitch contacts the bat and rolls into fair territory. RULING: Dead ball strike. Base runners must return to their bases at the time of the pitch. If contact is intentional, the batter is declared out.
Dropped Third Strike. 11-14-1 When with fewer than two outs and first base occupied, the catcher fails to catch a third strike before the ball touches the ground.