Ball hits batter

[MT 73]

Originally Posted by teebob21

As the most plausible example, if the batter swings and is hit in the hands when she makes contact, it is still a dead ball strike, even if somehow she hits a home run.

The ball is dead the instant it touches the batter, no matter what, every time. Nothing else happens with respect to the runners or the ball.

Once in a 10u baseball game that I was umpiring solo the batter was struck in the helmet in a bases loaded situation.
Ball rolls fair, batter takes off for 1B and the defense starts throwing the ball away numerous times.
End result-- offense thinks they just won the game with grand slam.
Once the cheering finally ceased I had to step in, raise my hands and send everyone back to reality.
Yes, as Teebob stated once the batter is hit with the pitch the ball is dead.
Then you can decide what awards, if any, are to be made.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by MT 73

Once in a 10u baseball game that I was umpiring solo the batter was struck in the helmet in a bases loaded situation.

Start yelling dead ball and signalling immediately. 10U ... yell louder, step onto the field if you have to. The worst thing you can have in youth ball is some people playing and other people not playing - it's a recipe for injury. Kill this play in no uncertain terms. Immediately.

[MT 73]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Start yelling dead ball and signalling immediately. 10U ... yell louder, step onto the field if you have to. The worst thing you can have in youth ball is some people playing and other people not playing - it's a recipe for injury. Kill this play in no uncertain terms. Immediately.

I did. Loudly and with arms waving.
Walked up halfway to the mound but it was as if I was invisible.
Nobody listened so I let the circus play out.