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after a legally pitched ball bounces off of the ground and then strikes a batter in a legal batting position, what is the correct call ? ( baseball or softball ) baseball only
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softball====dead ball batter takes 1st base :
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A ball that bounces is a live ball and can be hit by the batter or can hit the batter and the results are the same as if it didn't bounce.
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If the batter is hit by a pitched ball, even if it hits the ground first, it's a walk.
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HUH????
It carries all the same qualifications as if the ball never hit the ground. ?Let me ask a few questions before I give a more definitive answer.
1) Did the batter swing at the pitch?
2) Was the batter in the strike zone when struck?
3) Did the batter make an attempt to avoid the pitch?
4) Did the pitch bounce backward after passing the batter?
It carries all the same qualifications as if the ball never hit the ground. ?Let me ask a few questions before I give a more definitive answer.
1) Did the batter swing at the pitch?
2) Was the batter in the strike zone when struck?
3) Did the batter make an attempt to avoid the pitch?
4) Did the pitch bounce backward after passing the batter?
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We had a rec ball girl hit it on the bounce last week. Took it to left center. She's standing on first, coaches and parents are standing there looking at each other. I had never seen that happen. Ump continued to play on. Glad I now know the ump made the right call. I said not a word because she's on our team!
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A pitch that bounces before, or on, the plate is exactly the same as any other pitch- with one lone exception. It can never be a called (non-swinging) strike.
The pitch can be batted into play, it can be swung at and missed or it can hit the batter. If it does hit the batter, it is subject to all of the usual requirements for awarding first base (effort to avoid, in/out of the strike zone, etc.).
The rule is the same for any level of either baseball or softball.
The pitch can be batted into play, it can be swung at and missed or it can hit the batter. If it does hit the batter, it is subject to all of the usual requirements for awarding first base (effort to avoid, in/out of the strike zone, etc.).
The rule is the same for any level of either baseball or softball.
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it has been many years since i played baseball but in baseball I remeber it being a dead ball, as soon as it hit the dirt. You could not hit it and if it hit you to bad.
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I won't doubt that you might have seen some ill-informed little league volunteer umpire call it a dead ball. That is a common misconception- and it is wrong!
As "rule myths" go, a dead ball on a pitch hitting the ground is right up there with "the hands are part of the bat".
Think about this: If a pitch automatically became a dead ball as soon as it hit the ground, you could never have a runner advance on a wild pitch or a passed ball.
While I did say that this rule is the same for all levels of both baseball and softball- from little league right up to Major League- I kind of assumed fastpitch softball when I said that. In slow pitch- without stealing- the ball is dead if a pitch hits the ground before, or on, the plate. But not in fastpitch or baseball!
As "rule myths" go, a dead ball on a pitch hitting the ground is right up there with "the hands are part of the bat".
Think about this: If a pitch automatically became a dead ball as soon as it hit the ground, you could never have a runner advance on a wild pitch or a passed ball.
While I did say that this rule is the same for all levels of both baseball and softball- from little league right up to Major League- I kind of assumed fastpitch softball when I said that. In slow pitch- without stealing- the ball is dead if a pitch hits the ground before, or on, the plate. But not in fastpitch or baseball!
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