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Batter has two strikes swings ball hits the hand strike three or foul ball? It was called strike 3.
SECTION 2 STRIKES, BALLS AND HITS
ART. 1 . . .
A strike is charged to the batter when:
a. a pitched ball enters any part of the strike zone in flight and is not struck at.i. when a member of the offensive team intentionally removes a line.
b. a pitched ball is struck at and missed.
c. a pitched ball becomes a foul when the batter has less than two strikes.
d. a pitched ball becomes a foul tip (even on a third strike) or a foul from an attempted bunt (F.P.).
e. a penalty strike is called because a batter delays (7-3-1).
f. a batted ball contacts the batter in the batter?s box (foul ball).
g. a pitched ball contacts the batter while swinging at the ball or the batter is hit by the pitch that is in the strike zone (dead-ball strike).
h. a pitched ball, in the umpire's judgment, is prevented from entering the
strike zone by any actions of the batter (dead-ball strike).
What line is (i) refering to? A batter's box line?
Was it the umpires responsiblity to make take her off base or was it ours to make sure she knew she was out?