H.S. District Championship play a couple years ago. Batter squares to bunt; ball is coming right at her; moves bat at ball (I think more to protect herself than to bunt); misses ball and gets drilled in the ribs. I look down at her laying on the ground, tears in her eyes and trying hard not to cry out. "Young Lady, I know that hurts like hell, but it is going to hurt even more when you find out that I called a strike on you!"
She managed a weak laugh, got up, and stepped back in to bat, now with two strikes on her.
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