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Guest Phillip
In a little league game if a right handed batter reaches for and catches a pitch thrown behind him with his left hand (not in self defense) should the batter be out or awarded 1st base for being hit by the pitch? I seen this happen tonight and the batter was awarded 1st ... I don't necessarily agree with the call as the batter would not have been hit had he not initiated contact by catching the ball.
Any clarification would be appreciated.
Thanks
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