What do you have.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by kcg NC2Ablu

What rule are you quoting? if you say you have to call it a strike... then are you going to call dead ball and a strike....thats the only logical way I can see HAVING to call it a strike. If the batter has been in the box in the required amount of time and decides on their on accord to back out what rule says that you dont call the pitch the way it comes in the zone? The only rule that can apply in that situation is that the batter cannot cause an illegal pitch ..... which would only happen if the pitcher stops the motion. This can be prevented somewhat by denying the batter time and VERBILIZING loud enough to hear "no" or something to that effect.

Recall he is using NFHS rules. By rule (quoted above) it is a strike regardless of where the pitch goes.