As my compatriots have stated above. Pitch is live even after hitting the dirt. If the pitch is thrown poorly enough to hit the batter... the batter gets awarded 1st base.
If batter swings... it is a strike (even if it is the third strike, and batter would be called out - not awarded 1st).
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"There are no superstar calls. We don't root for certain teams. We don't cheat. But sometimes we just miss calls." - Joe Crawford
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