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Originally Posted by Coach Al
Ok, it's been a while since I umped and last year I did coach pitch so this rule was moot, but tell me if I am right. If the batter did not swing and the hands were not in the strike zone and the batter made an attempt to get out of the way, hit by pitch. But since this batter swung, dead ball and strike called. Same call if the hands were in the strike zone,
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Yes.
Look at it this way.
Anytime the ball touches the batter's body or uniform it is a dead ball.
Now you identify any action by the batter and apply any rule which may apply. If there was an attempt to hit the ball, it is a strike. If there was no attempt to hit the ball, it wasn't a strike unless......
If the ball was in the strike zone, it is a strike. If not, it was a HBP.
No matter what else happens, there can be no play on the BR (since there isn't one), nor any runners (since the ball was dead). Other than what is posted above, there are no other "what ifs" to address.