Slap or Bunt?

[greg99]

Another question by a parent that doens't know anything but is trying to learn. I must say, this board sure is great, I have learned alot from just reading the treads.

So, Batter has 2 strikes and attempts to slap again. She makes contact and the ball goes foul. PU call her out for bunting the ball foul. I wish I would have say this play but I didn't. The parents and coaches were saying it was a slap because she was moving her feet like a slap hit. The PU said it based on her hands and what they do. I'm just looking for a little clarification.

I have been thinking(not reading rules,LOL) about it and i would think it had more to do with the hands> i have seen plenty of running bunts that people think are slaps. Again, I know nothing though.

Thanks

[RKBUmp]

The feet have nothing to do with it being a slap or a bunt. Simply put, a slap is an attempt to hit the ball with some amount of power behind it, usually a short chopping swing. By definition, a bunt is an attempt to tap the ball with the bat within the infield. Just because a batter is moving their feet and going forward through the batters box does not mean they are not attempting to bunt, hence the term "drag bunt".

[MD Longhorn]

Generally, if the barrel of the bat is moving forward when it hits the ball, it's a slap. If it's stationary or moving back, it's a bunt.

[JEL]

By definition a bunt is: A pitched ball that is intentionally tapped with the bat, slowly, within the infield.

Slap is not defined by rule.

[RKBUmp]

Original post does not specify a rule set, but, NCAA does define a slap.

1.105 Slap Hit
A batted ball that has been struck with a short, chopping motion rather than
with a full swing

FED also defines it.

2-51-Art 1

A slap hit is a batted ball (often incorrectly called a "slap bunt") that has been struck with a short, chopping motion rather than a full swing.

[greg99]

Thanks so much for the help.

Would it be a "general" guideline to say that on a slap the batters hands are usually together and on a bunt the hands would be apart.

Thanks Again.

[MNBlue]

Originally Posted by greg99

Thanks so much for the help.

Would it be a "general" guideline to say that on a slap the batters hands are usually together and on a bunt the hands would be apart.

Thanks Again.

Watch the barrel of the bat. Generally, if it is moving toward the ball faster than the handle, it is a slap. If the barrel and the handle are moving toward the ball at the same rate, it is a bunt. Generally.

[greg99]

Thanks

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by MNBlue

Watch the barrel of the bat. Generally, if it is moving toward the ball faster than the handle, it is a slap. If the barrel and the handle are moving toward the ball at the same rate, it is a bunt. Generally.

Someone should have said that earlier...

[ronald]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Generally, if the barrel of the bat is moving forward when it hits the ball, it's a slap. If it's stationary or moving back, it's a bunt.

Mike,

can you describe this better for me? I see the bat barrel move forward when they tap it.

Thaks, Ron

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by ronald

Mike,

can you describe this better for me? I see the bat barrel move forward when they tap it.

Thaks, Ron

SEE MNBlue's response above..