Hit By Pitch?

[scyguy]

Garth, I don't think that was necessary. If batter swings at pitch it is a strike, if ball hits hands as he swings it is a dead ball strike not a foul ball. The reason is that when the ball hits the batter it is an immediate dead ball. The decision is whether he swung the bat or not. Same holds with a bunting situation. If he squares and attempts to bunt but ball hits him in the gut, we have a dead ball strike. If he doesn't attempt to bunt we have a dead ball, batter is awarded first (unless you deem that he made no attempt to get out of the way of the pitch).