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Originally Posted by PWL
By rule a balk in Fed is always a dead ball situation, so why would a pitch be added to the batters count?
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According to the rule, as stated, an illegal pitch as defined in 6.2.1.e is also a dead ball situation, but a ball is always awarded under the new ruling. So, I guess there
are cases where you award a ball, even during a dead ball situation.
However, the question is still out there...do you award both a balk and a ball in the case where a runner is on? I'm leaning toward no (even though I stand to lose $20 I bet when I was sure you would award both a ball and a base), but I suppose I'll have to wait until our state rules clinic on Thursday to see how we'll handle this one in the great state of SC. Though, we have one state association ruling I love...no appeals allowed!
