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Originally Posted by Rufus
I guess that's the part the confused me on the question. Since he swung at the pitch I thought that took precedence over the ball making contact with the hands (i.e., if he hadn't swung and the ball hit his hand then that's a dead ball). The ball rolling fair after contact is considered a "hit" for that reason. Apparently that's not correct though.
So it would be a dead ball, BR to 1st, R1 to 2nd?
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No.
First - any time the pitched ball strikes a batter you have a dead ball.
THEN, you rule on what the pitch was.
So if a batter is struck by a pitch while swinging (even in the hands) or is somehow struck by a pitch that's in the strike zone - you have a dead ball, strike. If strike 3, batter's out. Due to the dead ball, no runners advance.