- Jun 6, 2018
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Yesterday in HS game had a batter get hit a third time and the ump finally correctly called the girl back as she was standing on the plate all 3 times turning into the plate and getting hit.
My question on this call comes in as the batter had 0 balls 2 strikes on her and leaned over the plate and took it in the hip. The pitch would have been strike 3. The ump called her back to hit and said the pitch was a ball and the count was then 1-2. I disagreed with the ball since it hit her in the hip over the plate, an obvious strike if caught by the catcher. He said the pitch could only be called a ball since he did not award her 1st base for stepping into the pitch.
Is that true or could he have said the pitch would have been a strike and correctly called it a strike?
My question on this call comes in as the batter had 0 balls 2 strikes on her and leaned over the plate and took it in the hip. The pitch would have been strike 3. The ump called her back to hit and said the pitch was a ball and the count was then 1-2. I disagreed with the ball since it hit her in the hip over the plate, an obvious strike if caught by the catcher. He said the pitch could only be called a ball since he did not award her 1st base for stepping into the pitch.
Is that true or could he have said the pitch would have been a strike and correctly called it a strike?