I umpired my first season of softball this year. In what turned out to be my last game date, I called a dead ball strike when the batter swung and got hit by the pitch. With a 1-2 count, it was also strike 3, so I called her out, despite the coach's insistence she needed to go to first base. Finally, he asked if the hands were part of the bat.
Me (thinking): Only if her hands drop with the bat.
Me (answering coach): "No, they aren't."
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Games officiated: 525 Basketball · 76 Softball · 16 Baseball
Last edited by Stat-Man; Fri Jul 07, 2017 at 08:57pm.
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