3rd strike dropped "diversion" when batter/runner is already out

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Originally posted by bluezebra
Whenever that happened in my game(s), I hollered, "BATTER'S OUT! BATTER'S OUT!"

I remember an article in Referee magazine that mentioned the original situation, if done intentionally just to draw a throw, could be considered USC. I do what you are suggesting and it always works great for me. It batters usually immediately quit running.