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Originally Posted by KJUmp
This is not a PONY rule or a correct interpretation according to the PONY rule book.
From the Points of Emphasis section in the PONY 2010 Girls Softball Rules and Regulations book (Pg.V):
#8 CHECK SWING/BUNT STRIKE
"On a bunt attempt where the batter puts the bat across the plate, unless the batter moves the bat towards the ball, a strike would not be called if the ball is out of the strike zone."
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Thanks KJ! I am corrected again. So PONY agrees with ASA and with Mike. Makes a lot of sense. Thank you! Dave, perhaps the guy you knew was confused like me?
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