Hit by Pitch

jesmael · #1 (**permalink**) Mon May 10, 2004, 06:25am

Should a batter be awarded first if she is hit by a pitch that was deflected off of the front of home base?

JEL · #2 (**permalink**) Mon May 10, 2004, 07:23am

Yes

Skahtboi · #3 (**permalink**) Mon May 10, 2004, 09:03am

As long as in the umpire's judgement she made an attempt to avoid being hit.

whiskers_ump · #4 (**permalink**) Mon May 10, 2004, 07:04pm

And in my judgement, a batter hit by a ball that bounces,
will always get the benefit of doubt. Hard to judge where
a ball will go when it hits the ground first.

MichaelVA2000 · #5 (**permalink**) Mon May 10, 2004, 09:34pm

HBP, award the base. On a deflection like you described, there is no telling where the ball is going. If the batter blinked...that's enough of an avoidence effort for me.

Michael

Dakota · #6 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 08:59am

Quote:

Originally posted by jesmael
Should a batter be awarded first if she is hit by a pitch that was deflected off of the front of home base?

Not if she swung at it.

TwoBits · #7 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 10:03am

"But, ump, the ball hit the ground! She shouldn't get to go to first!"

/sarcasm off

Skahtboi · #8 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 11:36am

Quote:

Originally posted by Dakota
Not if she swung at it.

To follow in the previous sarcastic vein:

"Come on Blue! How can she swing at a ball that hit the ground? Its a dead ball!"

JEL · #9 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 11:46am

But, ump, the ball hit the ground! She shouldn't get to go to first!"

The ground is already at first, batter take your base!

(actually said to a "friendly" coach, he then understood!)