Two Scenarios

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by TheWahls7

Runner on first, two outs. The official did not rule a swing either. I probably should have left that part out since it is irrelevant.

Huh? What is an "official"? You said the umpire called it strike 3 - that is all that matters... who is this "official" to whom you refer?

Originally Posted by TheWahls7

Question - So it does not matter if the batter swings or not for the dropped third strike rule to apply? I know during my high school baseball days you could not advance if you did not "offer" at the pitch.

You know wrong. What you describe was never the rule, in baseball or softball.

And PS - it was corrected above but not pointed out... F1 is the pitcher. F2 is the catcher.