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					Originally Posted by DKDsMom
					
				 
				...Now if someone can put this into layman's terms, can a pitched ball be considered a strike when the batter does not swing and the ball hits the plate? 
			
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 Speaking ASA.
No.  If the pitched ball not swung at hits the plate, it is by definition a ball.  Arc or no arc, doesn't matter.  Position of the batter, doesn't matter.  Age of the players, doesn't matter.