Saturday during 16U tourney, runner on 3; 1 out; game is tied at 2
DD is in the circle, 9th of the order at the plate
I call a screwball, batter (crowding) squares to bunt and on the attempt
is HBP in the forearm, drops her bat and heads to 1B. PU calls
'dead ball' indicates strike signal, batter trots toward 1B. PU asks her
to get back in the box to finish her AB. 3B coach goes crazy as he mistakenly
thinks she should be awarded 1B on the HBP. PU explains the rule;
ball is in the strike zone, batter makes the attempt and the result
by rule is dead ball strike.
Why is it so seldom that PU makes this call? I see it much more often than is is called.
BTW, justice was served when DD had a walk-off hit to the gap in the bottom of 8th in a 3-2 WIN
(3B coach stayed in the dugout, never coming out to congratulate the team or shake hands)
DD is in the circle, 9th of the order at the plate
I call a screwball, batter (crowding) squares to bunt and on the attempt
is HBP in the forearm, drops her bat and heads to 1B. PU calls
'dead ball' indicates strike signal, batter trots toward 1B. PU asks her
to get back in the box to finish her AB. 3B coach goes crazy as he mistakenly
thinks she should be awarded 1B on the HBP. PU explains the rule;
ball is in the strike zone, batter makes the attempt and the result
by rule is dead ball strike.
Why is it so seldom that PU makes this call? I see it much more often than is is called.
BTW, justice was served when DD had a walk-off hit to the gap in the bottom of 8th in a 3-2 WIN
(3B coach stayed in the dugout, never coming out to congratulate the team or shake hands)