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Originally Posted by BuggBob
Swing and a miss -- Strike, hitting the ball on the follow through -- dead ball! While this is a remarkable bit of swinging it is not a hit. If she would have missed on the second time though would you have called strike two? I saw that in a Bugs Bunny cartoon once. Struck out the side on one pitch.
Bugg
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Bob, did you read any of the other responses here? The first "swing and a miss" was not an attempt to hit the ball at all - merely bat movement that occurred prior to the actual attempt to hit the ball. Your ruling would be incorrect.
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