Hit batter

[KellyW]

Batter swings at the pitch and misses but the ball hits his leg. The ball goes flying and a run comes home from third. Should the run count? Should it have been a dead ball?

thanks. Btw. 14u teams 

[love to ump]

Dead ball...strike still stands...

[maven]

.. and runners return to their TOP bases (that is, it doesn't matter whether they were "half way" or any other such nonsense that's not in any code).

[beerguy55]

On 4/5/2025 at 9:52 AM, KellyW said:

Batter swings at the pitch and misses but the ball hits his leg. The ball goes flying and a run comes home from third. Should the run count? Should it have been a dead ball?

thanks. Btw. 14u teams 

The easiest way to remember this - any pitch that hits the batter is always an immediate dead ball. Always...no exceptions...no excuses...do not pass go...do not collect $200.  It doesn't matter if:

• pitch hits the batter out of the strike zone
• pitch hits the batter in the strike zone
• batter leans into the pitch to get hit on purpose
• batter swings
• pitch bounces before it hits the batter
• batter fouls off the pitch into his foot (technically not a pitch anymore, but you get the idea)

On that final note, any batted ball that hits the batter (batter-runner), in the box, out of the box, fair, or foul, is also an immediate dead ball.