Check swing criteria

Originally posted by eherrman
Men's slowpitch, ASA. Where would I find a rule regarding a "check" swing. I found a "chopped ball" criteria, but nothing about a check swing.

Situation: My leadoff batter is an extremely fast lefty. With two strikes he took a very easy swing (definitely not a chop) and hit a slow grounder to the shortstop. I believer the bat crossed past the plate. The other coach argued and the umpires conferred and then called him out because he didn't "break his wrists" on the swing. Any thoughts or direction would be appreciated.

OK, I'm a bit confused on this one. The original post says that the batter hit a slow grounder to the shortstop. In other words, THE BATTER HIT THE BALL WITH THE BAT!!!! Where does "check swing" come into play here??? I would have asked the umpires, "How did the ball get to the shortstop???" As long as it wasn't a bunt (as Mike defined), what is there to question?

Serg