if it hits off the bat then the batter its autmatically foul but if they completely miss then its a strike
A batter hits a ball off home plate
I believe, since home plate is in fair territory, the ball would be fair and the batter would be called out for making contact with a live, fair ball. The equivelent to runner interference with the ball on the base paths. ---------- The question is unclear. If a pitched ball hits home plate, it can then be hit by the batter (former Astros player, Enos Cabell, comes to mind). However, if the batter hits the pitch, and the ball then hits the plate and bounces up into the air, and the batter then hits it a second time, he's out. The rule says if the bat hits a batted ball a second time, the batter is out, which is different the the ball hitting the bat a second time.
Home plate is foul territory unless the ball rolls in front of the plate and stays fair. If the ball bounces off the plate and strikes the batter; it's a dead ball.
It is a dead ball and the batter is awarded first base and is ruled a hit by pitch
Yes, since he is crossing the plate as well.
Well No, but remember if he swings its a strike The pitch is legal but it cannot be called a strike unless the batter swings and misses or hits the ball foul. The batter may swing at a ball that hits the ground before home plate and if he hits it fair play goes on. In other words, if a batter were to hit a home run on a pitched ball that hit the ground before home plate, it would be ruled a home run.
Home Plate is in fair territory.
Home plate umpire.
When a batter hits a ball very hard usually in front of home plate that hits the ground and bounces up high.
Yes as a matter of fact it is. If the bat swings half way past home plate then its a strike.
Yes, it is scored as a home run.