[AtlUmpSteve]

In every softball rule set, any ball that hits the batter is HBP. In every softball rule set, if the pitch is a strike (either by being in the strike zone, or because the batter made an attempt to hit the ball), it is a HBP, dead ball, strike.

The only thing that changes in NCAA is that the act of squaring to bunt, without actively removing the bat from the hitting zone before the pitch arrives, regardless if an active attempt to hit the ball is made or not, is ruled an attempt. This is regardless of the batter being hit by the pitch, or not. That is a secondary issue.

So, the referenced play is still HBP, it is still a dead ball. But, in NCAA play, because it is ruled an attempt, it is a strike, and no base is awarded.