Slap Hitters not following through on third strike is that a bunt?

[Softball scholar]

Whats the ruling when a slap hitter just sticks their bat out their with very little follow through on a third strike and fouls the ball off. I see this happen occasionally and the umpire never calls it a bunt. Is this addressed in a rule book?
I think its a judgement call, but just because a hitter is moving and she doesnt follow through with the bat, shouldnt this still be called a bunt?


Just curious what umpires think about this situation. It might be one of those things hard to judge.

 

[Comp]

Is the batter just sticking the bat out and running through the box, or are they actually making a chopping half swing at the ball? Just sticking the bat out and running through the box is not an attempt to hit the ball, it is a bunt attempt. If the batter actually makes a chopping motion at the ball even though the bat doesnt follow through it is an attempt to hit the ball.

 

[CoogansBluff]

I saw it called last fall. Had a girl learning to slap who failed to understand that slapping is not a running bunt.