The rule on canceling the CO only mentions the batter hitting the ball ... . The next clause in the book is "Otherwise ...", the coach's option. So if we take the book literally, the coach's option applies to all these examples that don't include batting the ball, even though most rules apply across the board to the B becoming a BR.
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Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
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