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I'm the forum's odd man out on this one. I call the strike if the batter was not swinging or just signal the strike if he was. If the defense doesn't know the rule or the situation and chooses to make a play, that's part of the game.
I should add, I don't work little boy ball. If I did, I might think differently,
Garth, I've seen PROS run to first on a dropped third strike with 1st base occupied and less than 2 outs. Therefore, IMO, this question has nothing to do with the age of the players.
The umpire MUST be clear on this. By simply signally strike three, you have done nothing.
Do we have an out?, etc.
Even in the BIGS I've seen the PU call the batter out.
Pete Booth
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