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What if attempting to bunt batter misses ball then ball hits batter can runners advance?
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If a better puts out his bat for a bunt and does not pull it back, the pitch counts as a strike (as long as the ball does not hit the bat of course). It does not matter if the ball is in the strike zone or is 10 ft outside of it. Given that it is a strike, the runners do not advance, although they can attempt to steal.
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If a cather misses a third strike bunt can the batter advance to first?
The batter can make an attempt to reach first, but if the ball is fouled off by the batter, the batter is out (strike out).
If bases are loaded and batters swings and misses where do the runners go?
The runners stay on base unless: if it's strike 3, out 3, the inning is over and runners leave the field and switch to defense as long as the game isn't over; if it's a wild pitch and not strike 3, out 3, the runners can advance at their own risk; if it's strike 3 and not out 3 and the catcher fails to catch the ball, all runners (including the batter) can run to the next base
Why is it important for to catcher to catch the ball once the batter misses?
The catcher needs to catch the ball because the ball is still a "live" ball. (Unless it's a foul ball that the catcher wouldn't likely catch that anyway. Any base runners may advance when the ball is "live" at their peril. If the ball is not caught, there isn't much peril to runners running to the next base.
Can batter run if catcher misses a pitch?
Yes
When a batter swings at a pitch and misses is?
Baseball is a game of balls and strikes: the pitcher throws the ball, and the batter tries to hit it. If the batter swings at the ball and misses, that is called a strike. A batter gets three strikes (three efforts to swing at the ball) before being called "out."
What is it called when the batter swings at a pitch and misses it?
An inside pitch
What happens when the batter gets hit by the pitch while trying to bunt?
A pinch runner must be inserted for him at first base. Then, the batter that was hit cannot return, and the pinch runner must stay in the game (unless he's replaced by someone else, in which case the runner can't return).
What should a pitcher do when a catcher misses a ball and the ball rolls towards the fence?
In general, if there are base runners, the pitcher should run to cover home. If there are no runners on, the pitcher can just stay on the mound.
What is a base runners successful advance from one base to the next on his own?
strikers zone
Two outs men on 1st and second batter hits double both runs score batter misses first base on appeal the batter is out do the runs count?
no
What is the stike of softball?
A strike in softball is when a pitcher pitches a softball to the batter [located in the batter box in front of the catcher] and the batter misses. When it is a strike, it is thrown in a particular area from the batter's armpits to the bottom of their knees.
Runner on1st base batter with 2 strikes on next pitch the batter swings and misses runner is safe at 2nd but ump sends him back to 1st batter is called out Why?
I am the person that posed the question, but I want to add a little more than what fit in the question box. First of all, I believe I have seen just about everything there is to see happen in a baseball game. However, at the Braves/Phillies game this weekend I was in the stands when something happened that I have never seen, and there was no anouncer to explain what may have happened. Here it is: With one out in the 6th inning Pat Burrell was batting with Chase Utley on first base. Burrell had a 2-2 count and Utley took off in an attempt to steal 2nd base. Burrell swung and missed. The Braves catcher threw to 2nd base too late and the ump called Utley safe. Next thing the umps are having a meeting and then break out. They send Utley back to 1st base and call Burrell out. I cannot figure out why Utley was sent back to 1st. The only thing I can think of was that maybe Burrell foul tipped the ball for the 3rd strike and we could not hear it; and that, perhaps, the rules say that a runner on base cannot advance if the batter foul tips the ball. If anyone knows the rule that governs this play please reply. If time was called before the pitch then Burrell would still be alive. ---- Without having seen nor heard of the play I can't really comment other than to say 1) A foul tip is a strike and has no bearing on whether a player can attempt to steal a base. 2) One possible explanation is that Burrell's bat, after swinging and missing, hit the catcher during his throw to second base. This would be considered batter interference and the runner attempting the steal, if successful, would be sent back to his original base. If the runner were thrown out then the out would be recorded. This is covered in MLB Rule 6.06(c): A batter is out for illegal action when -- "He interferes with the catcher's fielding or throwing by stepping out of the batter's box or making any other movement that hinders the catcher's play at home base. EXCEPTION: Batter is not out if any runner attempting to advance is put out, or if runner trying to score is called out for batter's interference. Rule 6.06(c) Comment: If the batter interferes with the catcher, the plate umpire shall call "interference." The batter is out and the ball dead. No player may advance on such interference (offensive interference) and all runners must return to the last base that was, in the judgment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference. If, however, the catcher makes a play and the runner attempting to advance is put out, it is to be assumed there was no actual interference and that runner is out-not the batter. Any other runners on the base at the time may advance as the ruling is that there is no actual interference if a runner is retired. In that case play proceeds just as if no violation had been called. If a batter strikes at a ball and misses and swings so hard he carries the bat all the way around and, in the umpire's judgment, unintentionally hits the catcher or the ball in back of him on the backswing before the catcher has securely held the ball, it shall be called a strike only (not interference). The ball will be dead, however, and no runner shall advance on the play."
