Batter Interference Question

[LMan]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Maybe at your level of ball. I work mainly 7th to 10th grade and I see batters come across the plate on a swing at least once a game. It also would depend on where the pitch is. If it is inside, then it wasn't really a swing. A legitimate effort to hit the ball should not be penalized.

Pitch location now determines if the batter swung or not? Are you serious?


I didn't know that if batters came across the plate at least once a game, the rules were suspended.