Have to avoid?

[rbmartin]

I did see (as a spectator) a high school game tonight (12th inning score 3-3) in which a pitch was only slightly inside and the batter (leadoff hitter) dipped his elbow into the pitch and was awarded 1st base. (Mild protest by defensive coach.) Had I been behind the plate I think I would have kept him at home but as some of the people around me started asking me the rule I supported my brethren in blue.