Say it better?

[teebob21]

Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

HS Varsity game. Lefty batter tries bunting (not slapping but it shouldn't matter).

She bunts and the ball goes into the air only a couple of feet above the batter's head. She starts going to first but cannot avoid running into the ball as it's coming down and the ball hits her in the left shoulder/upper chest area.

A batter unintentionally contacted a batted ball. DEAD BALL. FULL STOP. Every time.

-- Item A: Where is the batter; specifically, where are her feet? If in the box, foul ball. If a foot is on the ground wholly outside the box at the time of contact, she's no longer in the box. Go to Item B.
-- Item B: What is the ball status? If foul, foul ball. If fair, dead ball + out.

Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

I have a dead ball and the batter out for coming into contact with a fair batted ball.

Coach questions the call and claims the batter shouldn't be out because she was still in the batter's box.

My reply: "Coach, part of the batter's box is actually in fair territory, and the batter contacted a batted ball while it was over fair territory."

Danger, Will Robinson.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by teebob21

A batter unintentionally contacted a batted ball. DEAD BALL. FULL STOP. Every time.

-- Item A: Where is the batter; specifically, where are her feet? If in the box, foul ball. If a foot is on the ground wholly outside the box at the time of contact, she's no longer in the box. Go to Item B.
-- Item B: What is the ball status? If foul, foul ball. If fair, dead ball + out.

Wasn't the ball in flight? Ball location becomes irrelevant if the catcher, or any other defender had the opportunity to make a catch.

[teebob21]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Wasn't the ball in flight? Ball location becomes irrelevant if the catcher, or any other defender had the opportunity to make a catch.

True. The instance of a batter being out of the box and interfering with a foul fly ball, or intentionally interfering with a ball anywhere on the field, is so rare I left it out for brevity.