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If this happens on a practice swing, the PU is supposed to step out and call "TIME - Back swing hit the catcher!" Then get everyone reset and start again. This was an old trick back in the teens & twenties to distract the catcher especially when there are men on base. Today, we do not want the catcher distracted like this so the PU has to take control.
I had this happen in a HS game where F1 set up and B1 stepped into the box and set up deep. I stopped them once, then twice. The 2nd time, I said "Gentlemen, you two need to figure this out before we continue." B1 stepped back in in almost the same spot but did not hit the catcher again.
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When in doubt, bang 'em out!
Ozzy
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