Can a ball in the dirt be a strike?

[CecilOne]

Originally posted by WestMichBlue
"ASA FP or SP
Rule 7 Sec. 5.b A ball is called by the umpire for each legally pitched ball that: #4 the batter swings at, after the ball hits the ground or home plate."[/b]

Hey Cec, you not awake yet? How did this get past your normally sharp eyes?

We are talking FP here, nelyak. What you quoted is a SP rule, which kills the ball when it touches the ground. In FP the ball stays alive and all sorts of things can happen.

WMB

Wow, first he neglects to serve my coffee and then picks on my myopic response! Just because it says "Slow Pitch Only" (except slower pitch) in the rule, he thinks I should have noticed.
BTW, what's the "#4" in the above. Also, any answer to my Q?