- Apr 17, 2019
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Most tournaments I we have been at, on a dropped 3rd strike, if the batter makes a move back to the dugout, instead of going to 1st they will call her out.
Then you have umpires that don't know the rules. Until batter steps foot in dead ball territory they can go to first.Most tournaments I we have been at, on a dropped 3rd strike, if the batter makes a move back to the dugout, instead of going to 1st they will call her out.
Then you have umpires that don't know the rules. Until batter steps foot in dead ball territory they can go to first.
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Dead ball meaning foul territory or the dugout? I wouldn't doubt they didn't know the rules, it happened one or two times last year.
You had to see it to believe it. The pitcher has already signed with a D1 school. The batter was the number 9 hitter and she was scared to death to be up there. She was asked to bunt the first two pitches every time and would square and pull back when the ball was halfway.
Then they essentially declared a "do over." And the batter singled.
Most tournaments I we have been at, on a dropped 3rd strike, if the batter makes a move back to the dugout, instead of going to 1st they will call her out.
As comp pointed out, they were wrong. There has been discussion of changing this in some rule sets, but as of now the batter has to actually leave the field before she gives up her right to run.
I don’t know why, but I secretly enjoy throwing up the hammer for strike three and then waiting while nobody does anything as the batter slowly goes back to the dugout.
Then I loudly call “The batter is out” and enjoy the WTF looks on everybody’s faces as they realize there was a play to be made.