Dead ball... Ball!

[SAump]

OBR 6.08 (2) The batter makes no attempt to avoid being touched by the ball; ...

You did what you had to do. Depends how it happened.

I had a slow sweeping curve hit the bill of a batter's helmet. The pitcher had been throwing them four innings straight. I also told the batter to hold it right there. I figured he was stupid for not backing out of the way. He may have learned a very valuable lesson had the ball then bounded into his face. OC calls time to discuss the call and for me to ask my partner for help. Says it happened too fast for the batter to react. It may have curved in for a strike and the batter was trying to process this info.

I asked my partner for help and he agrees with the coach's version. I award the batter first and then hear it from the other coach for reversing a judgement call. Placed in this no win situation, I wished I would have never went to my partner for help. Dah. It played a role in the outcome of the game and it looked bad in front of both teams.