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See rules 2.00 STRIKE(e) and 6.08(b).
2.00
A STRIKE is a legal pitch when so called by the umpire, which:
e) Touches the batter as he strikes at it;
6.08 The batter becomes a runner and is entitled to first base without liability to be put out (provided he advances to and touches first base) when_
b) He is touched by a pitched ball which he is not attempting to hit
APPROVED RULING: When the batter is touched by a pitched ball which does not entitle him to first base, the ball is dead and no runner may advance.
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Rich Ives
Different does not equate to wrong
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