Question for Bretman part2

[lewam3]

Batter is in the box and gets hit in the leg. Makes no attempt to move, but does NOT move INTO pitch and clearly is in the box. ASA national 16u. Dead ball take first base? Or is it a ball?

 

[coop24]

Should be dead ball, batter gets first base. New rule this year that no attempt has to be made by the batter if ball is in the batters box

 

[BretMan2]

ASA still requires an attempt by the batter to avoid being hit. This is regardless of if the ball is in the batter's box or not. Some sanctioning bodies have removed this obligation of the batter on a pitch inside the batter's box, but ASA is not one of them.

The quality of the "attempt to avoid" is, of course, left to the umpire's judgment. On a ball in the box, you do tend to give the batter the benefit of the doubt. Even a slight flinch can be enough of an effort. Some pitches are, by their very nature, unavoidable. A pitch in the box can freeze the batter, especially if the batter is mid-stride.

If the umpire judges that the batter purposely allowed the ball to hit her, then the pitch is called a ball or strike depending on its relation to the strike zone and no base award is given.

 

[lewam3]

Thank you Bretman.

 

[SoCal_Dad]

Batter is in the box and gets hit in the leg. Makes no attempt to move, but does NOT move INTO pitch and clearly is in the box. ASA national 16u. Dead ball take first base? Or is it a ball?

It doesn't really matter whether the batter is in the box or not - it's where the ball is/was. For example, a player crowding the plate with their toes on the line can get hit in the leg by a pitch in the strike zone and the correct call would be a dead ball strike.

 

[coop24]

Seen it get called all year in Asa, batter gets first base with no attempt made.