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As offered, this is catcher's obstruction. The batter owns the pitch, not the catcher, until the ball reaches the catcher's mitt while in the catcher's box.
Just because a batter shows bunt does not commit him/her to a bunt. The batter is free to attempt to bat the ball in any manner while it is in flight and s/he remains in the batter's box.
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The bat issue in softball is as much about liability, insurance and litigation as it is about competition, inflated egos and softball.
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