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Re: bunt/strike
12 and under leauge, usssa rules
batter offers a bunt, but dosen't attempt to strike the pitch.
Is that an automatic strike(ie:like a swing), or will it be called by strike zone?
Quiggley,
Both Rich Ives and BigUmp59 have told you the correct way to handle this.
But if you are asking how umpires actually call it, here is my observations for 12U USSSA ball in Northern California. If the batter takes a bunting stance but does not attempt to strike the ball, two-thirds of umpires will call the pitch according to its location. One-third will call a strike if the pitch is catchable by the catcher. As players get experience, they learn that it is safer to pull the bat back a few inches to convince all umpires that they haven't "offered."
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