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					Originally Posted by MJT  Batter squares to bunt and ball hits the hand. Dead ball strike is the correct call. | 
	
 Not necessarily.  Speaking ASA, if no effort to strike the ball was made, jmkupka's response applies here as well as the follow-up question.
 
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		| Similar situation, but batter pulls back as they see the pitch is inside and the ball still hits the hand. Do you still have a DBStrike, or could you have a hit batter, and award them 1st base. |