How are you guys calling this?

[JEL]

Originally Posted by LadyBlue

With the new rule change that she has to pull it out of the strike zone (Which by what you describe, she was in fact doing), then call the pitch as you see it.

I think this may be where some confusion is. I have been waiting (and it will happen) for a coach to argue that the bat was still in the strike zone.

Note that "the HOLDING of the bat in the strike zone" constitutes a strike, but while WITHDRAWING the bat there is no mention of it being either in or out of the zone, only that it is being withdrawn and not held stationary.

If we were to call the withdrawing a strike if the bat was still in the zone, wouldn't that drastically change the way we look at a check swing?