Out or continue at bat?

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by Derek007

dont think intent has anything to do with it. Have you ever seen a batter duck from a pitch and have it hit his bat. It happens all the time, most cases a foul ball but certainly no intent to hit the ball.

It matters on a bunt. See my response above.

[flash350]

in hs baseball, does the batter have to draw the bat back in a bunt situation for it not to be called a bunt attempt?

[flash350]

I believe the judgement of the umpire to determine whether an attempt was made to bunt the ball is the determination of whether the pitched ball is a strike or not if the thrown pitch is out of the strike zone. If the bunt attempt is not bunted of course.