Straight from the case book

[LDUB]

Originally posted by DG
In theory, the pitcher could pitch to the batter without hitting him and I would still call strikes, per rule.

I think it would not matter if the batter was hit with the ball, unless it was intentional. Think about it, batter gets hit, ball is dead. If the batter gets hit by a pitch in the strike zone, then it is a strike. In this case the strike zone is where ever the pitch is. Therefore I think it would be a dead ball strike.