The following two incidents happened in the same high school game with Fed rules.
Play 1: Two strikes on the batter. The runner is going from third and the batter squares to bunt. The pitch is moving in on the batter and he tries to get out of the way while he remains squared around for the bunt. The ball hits his bat and goes foul. The offensive coach argues that the batter should not be out because he was no longer attempting to bunt. He says it should simply be a foul ball.
Play 2: The batter swings and misses on a hit and run. The runner is thrown out at second base. The pitch was only strike two, but the batter walks to the dugout as if he had struck out. The next batter steps in and bats. The offensive coach questions the play after the inning and is told by the umpire that the batter gave himself up when he entered the dugout and a pitch was thrown to the next batter.
How would you handle these two plays?
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