hit by pitch

[Guest Bennie]

In this situation, (7/8 year old machine pitch, kid pitch hybrid) kid was hit by pitch and then swung his bat around i  surprise. Ruled a walk, is that correct? Thanks 

[Tksjewelry]

I would say the ruling is correct. A swing is an attempt to strike at the ball, merely moving a bat around does not meet that definition.

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[noumpere]

It's either hit by pitch (if that's "allowed" in machine pitch -- maybe it's just called a "ball" when this happens), or a swinging strike.  Since the "swing" seemed to come well after he was hit, I'd discount that.

[Kevin_K]

Never heard of a coach "throwing" at a batter at that level before.