[bigjohn]

HS baseball in Ohio. Kid stands in the box,pitch hits him on the forearm. He did not move a bit, just let the ball hit him. Coach asks the ump, doesn't he have to try to avoid that? Ump says, they changed that rule, take your base, batter.

Infractions by a batter were also addressed. The committee is concerned that batters are still attempting to be hit by pitches and earn an undeserved awarded base by ""taking one for the team."" Rule 7-3-4 clearly prohibits a batter allowing himself to be hit by a pitch.
In such a situation, the pitched ball is deemed either a strike or a ball and the player who permitted the ball to touch him remains at bat unless the pitch results in a third strike or ball four. The phrase ""or ball four"" was added to the rule to clarify the pitch needed to be called a strike or ball.
If the batter allows the pitched ball to touch him or his uniform, he is not automatically awarded first base.
The batter is not rewarded for “taking one for the team.”
If he allows the pitch to touch him or his uniform, he remains at bat and a ball or strike is called. Unless the pitch was ball four or strike three.