A Hit by Pitch First

[bobbybanaduck]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

I have a better one. I didn't have the dish but my partner in a high school varsity game called the same batter out twice in the same game on a pitch that hit him. On both occaisions it was strike three. Yours is a good one though.

Originally Posted by tibear

I'm not sure but are you thinking the batter should have got first base?? If so, your wrong.

Batter who swings at a pitch on third strike and is subsequently hit by the ball is automatically out (unless foul ball) and the ball is then immediate dead.

i read this as a called strike three, not a swinging strike three, which would make the post make sense.

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[tibear]

Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck

i read this as a called strike three, not a swinging strike three, which would make the post make sense.

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Third strike called or swinging the batter is out and the ball is dead.

[bobbybanaduck]

i feel like you are missing the point of the post. the fact that the batter is out is not in question. the guy was simply stating that while the OP was an odd situation, in his game there was an even more odd situation in which a batter was called out strikes twice in the same game on pitches that hit him. maybe he was leaning over the plate, maybe the PU stunk...PU. maybe he should have put a smiley face on his post or something.

[bobbybanaduck]

hi garth.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck

hi garth.

Hi!

[tibear]

Originally Posted by GarthB

Since no one stated or argued otherwise...what's your point?

From the post, I wasn't sure if he thought it strange that the batter wasn't awarded first or it was strange that it happened in the first place.