Mon Sep 12, 2005, 09:50am
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Re: Re: Re: bunt/strike
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Originally posted by TBBlue
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Originally posted by Dave Reed
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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Call it the correct way (the way Rich and Big said). Don't worry about what 2/3rds of a group will call or 1/3rd of a group will call, or what coaches teach batters. That is totally irrellavent to the question asked, and causes confusion.
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TB,
Are you sure you don't mean Big and Rich? <(:>
"Save a Horse ride an Umpire!"
Tim.
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