dropping or tossing the bat.....

[SWFLguy]

I believe this subject came up before.
I only saw this happen once in a men's
fast pitch tournament game. I was the
plate umpire and when the batter literally
tossed the bat at the ball, I had no clue
what to do, so it ended up a "no call".
Later between innings, I conferred with
the base umpire and we both agreed that
nothing illegal had been done. As far as
we could discern he had not stepped out
of the box when the bat made contact.
A really risky maneuver if you think about
it; a double hit and he would have been out !
Never saw it again; and that was almost
20 years ago !