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Originally Posted by BSBAL18
Q1) bucket of ball outside of dugout of both coaches. Ball is thrown by def and 1) strikes offense bucket or 2) hits defense bucket. Dead ball immediately. Is the result both the same? No further advancement?
Q2) ball is batted poorly and stops inside batters box. Is the batters box relevant after the batter has ran out of it? So the call would be fair/foul depending on umpire judgement since the foul line isn't drawn the last two feet at the plate.
Q3) there is no visible front line of batters box. Hitter seems to be awfully far forward, but w no line I can't call him out for being out of box. Is there anything I can do?
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1. Why is it a dead ball?
2. Fair or foul is always defined as to the position of the ball, except when it strikes the batter. Even if the batter is still in the box, if the ball settles within it without touching him, it's dependent on the ball's location.
3. Not really, unless you have some sort of other means to be 100% sure he's out of the box.