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Why does the batter in baseball ask for a new ball if the ball hits the ground?
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∙ 18y ago
Because the ball usually gets scuffed up when it hits the ground and then the pitcher can use this scuffed up ball to throw pitches that move eratically and make it harder for the batter to hit the ball.
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Little league ball is hit and bounces back toward batter it hits batters helmet and goes out of bounds Is the batter out?
If the baseball hit the ground in foul territory, the ball is a foul ball. If the baseball hit the ground in fair territory, and the batter/runner is still in the batter's box when the baseball hits him, it is a foul ball. If the baseball hit the ground in fair territory and the batter/runner is out of the batter's box when the baseball hits him, the batter/runner is out and the ball is dead.
In kids' pitch is it a dead ball if it hits the ground before it hits the batter?
In regular baseball rules, the ball is still live, even if it hits the ground first, until it hits the batter, then it becomes a "dead ball". If it never hits the batter, its still a live ball.
What is a unassisted ground out in baseball?
In baseball, a ground out is an out in which a batter hits a ball on the ground and one of the Infielders catches it before it hits the ground and a ground out can also be an instance of a batter hitting a ball in which an Infielder fields a baseball and then throws to another Infielder in order to record an out as long as the batted baseball was hit on the ground.
What does Grounder mean in Baseball Stats?
It is a ball that the batter hits on the ground. Contrary to a fly ball that is hit in the air.
When a pitch hits the ground before it hits a batter does the batter get first base?
No, in that case it is a ball.
Is a batter awarded first base if the ball hits the ground first in womens fast pitch softball?
If it hits the ground then hits the batter then yes. If it just hits the ground then no.
What is a balitmore chop in baseball?
When a batter hits a ball very hard usually in front of home plate that hits the ground and bounces up high.
Pitcher throws ball and ball hits ground first bounces up and batter hits it. is this a hit?
No. You fool.
Is it legal to hit a baseball after it bounces?
Yes. Taken from the official MLB rules (available in various locations on the internet): "If the pitch touches the ground and ... the batter hits such a pitch, the ensuing action shall be the same as if he hit the ball in flight."
If pitch hits ground in fastpitch baseball then hits the batter does he go to first?
A pitched ball can hit the ground before crossing home-plate. In most cases the batter would not swing and the pitch would be called a ball. But, if the batter decides the swing, the ball is still in play after hitting the ground and the batter may not hit the ball and receive a strike, or he may foul the ball, or hit a base-hit.
A baseball bat is a machine. When a batter swings and hits a ball the batter swinging is the?
The batter swinging the bat.
Is the Batter out if he bunts the ball fair with his foot touching the line of the Batter Boxs in baseball?
MLB rule 6.06 states: A batter is out for illegal action when- He hits a ball with one or both feet on the ground entirely outside the batter's box. Comment: If a batter hits a ball fair or foul while out of the batter's box, he shall be called out.
