Double swing thru the strike zone

[MNBlue]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

Bringing the bat through the strikezone with no intent to hit the ball is not a strike. Nothing illegal about this sitch, and it's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be allowed.

I agree with you Mike, BUT, what about this act. R1 on first, stealing with the pitch. Batter swings on the release of the pitch, absolutely no intent to hit the ball, she's just trying to protect the runner. I have seen this happen often and it is always called a strike. I think trying to sell a no strike to the DC would be nearly impossible.