Need Help - Ball hits hands

[Rich Ives]

A dead ball and a A HBP unless the ball was in the strike zone when it hit him, in which case it's a strike.

6.08 The batter becomes a runner and is entitled to first base without liability to be put out (provided he advances to and touches first base) when_

b) He is touched by a pitched ball which he is not attempting to hit unless
1) The ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, or
2) The batter makes no attempt to avoid being touched by the ball; If the ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, it shall be called a strike, whether or not the batter tries to avoid the ball. If the ball is outside the strike zone when it touches the batter, it shall be called a ball if he makes no attempt to avoid being touched.
APPROVED RULING: When the batter is touched by a pitched ball which does not entitle him to first base, the ball is dead and no runner may advance.