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We use ISF rules, and they state:
" A STRIKE IS CALLED BY THE UMPIRE
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b. (FP ONLY) For each legally pitched ball struck at and missed by the batter. "
It seems to me that he must make an effort to hit the ball. Hittable or not is not the issue here. The issue here is if he made a "good faith" effort to hit the ball. He did not.
Think about it like this: Pitcher pitches. The batter is in the box, and is kinda like swinging the bat back and forth in a pendulum fashion, the way many do when waiting for a pitch. He lets another pendulum go while the pitch is coming in, obviously not trying to hit the ball, but just as a habit. Kind of scratching your head, or something like that. Should you call a strike at this as well?
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