NFHS Baseball Test Part 1

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

Eastshire,

Would you consider "A" determinate on whether the batter "offered" on a bunt?

JM

Don't roll your eyes at me; I didn't write the rule. I agree that it's not a good way to look at it; but when you take a Fed rules test, you answer according to Fed rules.

Do I in practice care about the end of the barrel? No. That doesn't change how I answer the test question though.

[MikeStrybel]

Pull out the supplement and read what they write about a bunt attempt.

Attempted bunts are treated differently. Merely holding the bat in the strike zone does not necessarily constitute a strike. The umpire must be convinced the batter was trying to touch the ball. A batter may actually attempt a bunt by letting the pitched ball strike the static bat, or he may actually attempt to touch the ball while retracting the bat (thus deadening the bunt.)

It is important to note that they say touch and not strike at the pitch when considering a bunt.