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Originally posted by scyguy
Is a ball that hits the ground then hits a swinging bat considered a batted ball? For example, two strikes, F1 pitches ball in dirt, batter swings and makes contact after ball hit ground. Ball goes directly to catcher. Foul tip?
I cannot find any reference to states that a ball is no longer a batted ball just because it hit the ground first.
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In Men's Slo-Pitch Softball, a pitch that hits the ground cannot be struck at - it is a dead ball.
But here in the baseball world, the same pitch
can be offered at and hit as a normal pitch.
It cannot however become a dropped third strike or a foul tip. In the latter case, it is mearly a foul ball.