BAT contacting plate during swing

BSBAL18 · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 17, 2018, 08:39am

NFHS:

0-2 count.

Low pitch, batter swings downward, bat hits the plate and the ball, ball is foul. I call foul ball, but the coach screams (literally) that the bat hit the plate and the batter is out.

I know STEPPING on the plate is illegal, as is stepping OUT of box... but the bat contacting the plate??? I told the coach I had never heard that rule...

Rich Ives · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 17, 2018, 09:24am

Quote:

Originally Posted by BSBAL18

NFHS:

0-2 count.

Low pitch, batter swings downward, bat hits the plate and the ball, ball is foul. I call foul ball, but the coach screams (literally) that the bat hit the plate and the batter is out.

I know STEPPING on the plate is illegal, as is stepping OUT of box... but the bat contacting the plate??? I told the coach I had never heard that rule...

You never heard if it because it doesn't exist.

Probably should have said "no violation, coach"

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