Attempted steal of HP.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

The following play was posted on a FB group that Mark, Jr., and I follow.

Play: Bases loaded. Two outs. A count of one ball and two strikes on the Batter. R3 goes on the pitch and as he approaches HP he dives into a head first slide. The Ball enters the Strike Zone and then: a) the Ball hits R3 before R3 touches HP; b) the Ball hits R3 at the same time that R3 touches HP; and c) the Ball hits R3 after he has touched HP.

Mark, Jr., and I have discussed this play and in a, b, and c, we have an uncaught third strike.

We would like to hear opinions per NFHS, NCAA, and MLB/MiLB/OBR.

MTD, Sr.

No opinion needed in OBR or NCAA

5.09(a )(14) With two out, a runner on third base, and two strikes on
the batter, the runner attempts to steal home base on a
legal pitch and the ball touches the runner in the batter’s
strike zone. The umpire shall call “Strike Three,” the batter
is out and the run shall not count; before two are out,
the umpire shall call “Strike Three,” the ball is dead, and
the run counts;

NCAA virtually identical

s. With two outs, a runner on third base and two strikes on the batter, the
runner attempts to steal home plate on a legal pitch and the ball hits the
runner in the batter’s strike zone. The umpire shall call “Strike three”; the
batter is out; the run shall not count. With fewer than two outs, the umpire
shall call “Strike three”; the ball is dead; the run counts.