2 strikes on the hitter, she swings at a pitch & the ball hits her hand ...... dead ball strike. its strike 3 , right? not a foul ball?

[Edited by 3afan on Sep 10th, 2004 at 02:19 PM]

Dead Ball.
Strike.
That makes 3 add 1 to the number of outs.

Here he or she comes.....
 

right after you call the batter out. prepare yourself to turn and meet the coach because they (assuming we are talking a middle to lower level of ball) will not understand what you just called.

No better time to start the education process and "kill them with kindness" as you do it.

Good call, Bagman!!

H.S. District Championship play a couple years ago. Batter squares to bunt; ball is coming right at her; moves bat at ball (I think more to protect herself than to bunt); misses ball and gets drilled in the ribs. I look down at her laying on the ground, tears in her eyes and trying hard not to cry out. "Young Lady, I know that hurts like hell, but it is going to hurt even more when you find out that I called a strike on you!"

She managed a weak laugh, got up, and stepped back in to bat, now with two strikes on her.

WMB