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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Irish:
I know that you are applying the rules as written, but I am going to play Devil's Advocate here and look at this play from a different point of view. The Batter had received four balls and was "awarded" 1B. More importantly, why is the ball rolling around up the 3B line? F2 didn't do her job in catching the pitch. The Batter/Runner may be "required" to may a better toss of her bat to the On-Deck Batter, but if F2 had done her job of catching the pitch then we would not be having this discussion.
MTD, Sr.
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I see your point, but if that's what the rulesmakers wanted, they would not have put this rule in - the rule is almost verbatim what happened in the OP. Yes, defense bears the first responsibility for this ball being where it was... but once that happens, the batter bears complete responsibility for what she does with her bat.