[Jerry]

The WUA is a relatively new organization. It's actually the bargaining agent for the major league umpires. It is not an authoritative or interpretive organization or Major League Baseball however. That distinction belongs to the Professional Baseball Umpires Corporation (PBUC) formerly the NAPBL . . . National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.

From Peter's original thread and discussion, it appears there may be some discrepancy in how both the NCAA and the PBUC would view the scenario . . . even among individual umpires.

After some thought, I could live with Peter's "no strike" analysis, assuming there was no opportunity whatsoever that the batter could have hit the ball. (There are some "intentional" balls that could be hit; I don't think that was the gist of Peter's discussion.)

Jerry