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It's always hard to tell without seeing the actual play (but hey, this is only a forum), but it seems like you could have given her 1st base. The ball belongs over or near the plate. The batter belongs in the batter's box. Unless the batter just stands there and either intentionally moves into the ball or intentionally does attempt to get out of the way of a ball that anyone could have avoided, I give the batter 1st base. I haven't gotten much grief over the years on this issue. The pitcher is more at fault than the batter in your case.
The batter also has the right to move and get hit somewhere other than if she hadn't moved. If the batter can't get out of the way and chooses to get hit in her lower back rather than in the ribs, I still have a hit by pitch.
I know your post addresses ASA. I would like to see more codes switch to the NCAA rule. I think that NCAA rules more in accordance with fair play and how most umpires enforce the rule (whether their code says they are technically correct or not).
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