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I guess another question would be.....
If a batter swings at a pitch that hits the dirt and rebounds up and hits him (never touches the catcher), what is the call. Strike three? Uncaught third strike? Dead ball?
I know it is strike three, but then what? The catcher didn't catch it BEFORE it hit the ground.
I believe that if it rebounds off of the catcher and THEN hits the Batter, then the ball is live and the batter may advance with liability to be put out. However, what about the above case where the ball hits the batter first. Would the ball be dead because it hit the batter? Would it be live and considered an uncaught third strike?
There HAS to be a difference between this and a pitch that hits a batter in flight with two strikes that he swings at. That's a no-brainer, strike three, batter out. But in that case the ball could have been caught before it touched the ground had it not hit the batter. I would think that a ball in the dirt cannot be caught BEFORE it touches the batter.
Is there any distinction here?
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