HBP Reasonable Effort...

[wadeintothem]

If that ball was in the batters box.. unless they lean into it or are standing there intentionally getting hit (which is a I know it when I see it).. they are going to first. If they are just "frozen" by the pitch, they are still going to first. The batter very much gets a big benefit of the doubt here. Even a decent acting job.. they go to first.

[WestMichBlue]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

If that ball was in the batters box.. unless they lean into it or are standing there intentionally getting hit (which is a I know it when I see it).. they are going to first. If they are just "frozen" by the pitch, they are still going to first. The batter very much gets a big benefit of the doubt here. Even a decent acting job.. they go to first.

100% with Wade on this one. Send them to 1B. They have so little reaction time, that when they do realize the ball is not over the plate, it is often too late to move.

PS - don't equate this with the baseball "taking one for the team" thing. A male with a much more muscular upper body may be willing to turn a shoulder into a slow sweeping curveball and hope he fools the umpire. That may happen at the adult levels of FP softball, but I've not see too many teenage girls that want to get hit.

WMB

[argodad]

Originally Posted by WestMichBlue

PS - don't equate this with the baseball "taking one for the team" thing. A male with a much more muscular upper body may be willing to turn a shoulder into a slow sweeping curveball and hope he fools the umpire. That may happen at the adult levels of FP softball, but I've not see too many teenage girls that want to get hit.

WMB

I see it all the time in FL. Even some of our rec ball players have the "take one for the team" attitude. If they're trying to get hit, I keep them at bat.

[MNBlue]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

If that ball was in the batters box.. unless they lean into it or are standing there intentionally getting hit (which is a I know it when I see it).. they are going to first. If they are just "frozen" by the pitch, they are still going to first. The batter very much gets a big benefit of the doubt here. Even a decent acting job.. they go to first.

I agree with wadeintothem. Unless I think they were trying to get hit, or there should be a strike call, they are going to first base.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

If they are just "frozen" by the pitch, they are still going to first. .

I was just going to mention this. Many, many times, a hard throwing pitcher who has a lot of movement on the pitch will confuse the batter when she comes inside. Is that the batter's fault? No.