Dead ball strike question?

3afan · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 10, 2004, 11:44am

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]

kellerumps · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 10, 2004, 12:55pm

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

Bandit · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 10, 2004, 01:37pm

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.

Bagman62 · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 10, 2004, 02:09pm

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

robbiep · #5 (**permalink**) Thu Sep 23, 2004, 02:36pm

Good call, Bagman!!

WestMichBlue · #6 (**permalink**) Thu Sep 23, 2004, 03:23pm

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