ball hit bat twice

southump · #1 (**permalink**) Sat May 03, 2003, 08:09pm

I was b.u. today. the batter bunts, ball rebounds off the the ground and hits bat. my partner called batter out, since he hitted ball twice. no protests, when inning was over i aproach him and said ball hitted bat, no batter intent so since it went into fair territory it was fair.
Is it a fair, out on the batter or a dead ball?. would like to hear your Oppinions. thank you.

Bfair · #2 (**permalink**) Sat May 03, 2003, 11:58pm

If the batter was still in the box when the ball rebounds up to hit the bat held by the batter, then call a foul ball.

If the batter has left the box and a fair ball rebounds and hits the bat, he has interfered with a fair batted ball. Kill the play and declare the batter out. No runners advance.

Same for Fed and OBR.........

Freix

clok_strix_3 · #3 (**permalink**) Sun May 04, 2003, 09:48am

If the batter is still in the batter's box and the ball hits the bat twice, it is considered a foul ball.

Now if the batter bunts a little pop up and tries to throw the bat out of the way in fair territory before the ball hits the ground and the ball hits the bat again, it is not considered INTERFERENCE and the play is still alive.

If the batter intentionally uses his bat to hit the ball twice then it is considered INTERFERENCE: the play is dead, the batter is out, and the base runners do not advance.

Basically, it all depends on the Umpire's view of the situation and if the play was intentional.

INTERFERENCE:
How do we interpret this rule? The key, is to focus on the phrase "interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses." Those words cover a lot of actions. The umpire, after witnessing an act by the offense must ask himself the following question; "Did the offense interfere with, obstruct, impede, hinder or confuse the fielder attempting to make the play?" If the answer is yes, interference should be called. The call must be made as soon as possible. When interference is called the ball is immediately dead and no runners may advance beyond the base they held at the time of the interference. The umpire must be aware of where all runners are at the time of the call. When the interference occurs the umpire immediately calls it. You do not wait to see the outcome of the play.