Dead ball strike-out vs hit batsman

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Wed Jul 13, 2011, 10:19am

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Originally Posted by UMP 64

The batter started to swing, and I think the Def.coach did not realize he "held" or did not swing to commit a strike. Simply put, must the batter commit a strike to be a dead ball strike? Maybe I answered my own question?

It's the same as any other "checked swing" (or whatever the correct wording in the book is). What would you have ruled if the ball hadn't hit him?

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