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if the ball hit the bat

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:27 pm
by neodius
situation: batter makes a bunt and ball hit the bat again after the earth. Umpair says thats out, because the ball touch the bat twice. Is it true? and how it score?

Re: if the ball hit the bat

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:19 am
by PetroGuy
It appears the umpire was incorrect. MLB Rule 6.05 (h)

The batter is out when:
After hitting or bunting a fair ball, his bat hits the ball a second time in fair territory.
The ball is dead and no runners may advance. If the batter-runner drops his bat and
the ball rolls against the bat in fair territory and, in the umpire’s judgment, there was
no intention to interfere with the course of the ball, the ball is alive and in play. If
the batter is in a legal position in the batter’s box, see Rule 6.03, and, in the umpire’s
judgment, there was no intention to interfere with the course of the ball, a batted ball
that strikes the batter or his bat shall be ruled a foul ball;
Sounds like a foul ball to me.

Re: if the ball hit the bat

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:13 am
by neodius
In my case this is out. (After hitting or bunting a fair ball, his bat hits the ball a second time in fair territory.)
But how it score in iScore?

Re: if the ball hit the bat

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:53 am
by team mom
You can select Out-Other and then add comments in Notes if you want to explain what happened.