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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
The fact that the batter is out of the box has nothing to do (on it's own) with deciding whether to award first or to keep the batter at the plate. Judge it like you would any other HBP -- did the batter move into the pitch? did he permit himself to be hit? Was the ball over the batter's box? etc.
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FWIW (and the reason I asked), in NCAA softball, a batter who is out in front of the box (e.g., a lefty slap hitter who runs up to slap at the pitch and has her foot outside the top of the batter's box) when hit by a pitch is not awarded first base. Nor is she awarded with a Ball on her count. It's simply ruled a No Pitch unless she offered at the ball.
I think this is the only rule set where this applies.