Q #4: The pitcher throws a pitch which bounces well in front of the plate. The batter swings and drives the pitch off the bounce into leftfield. He runs and holds at first base. Do you let the batter/runner remain on first base, call the pitch a ball, call the pitch a strike, or call the batter out?
A #4: The batter remains on first base. A pitch is a baseball that is delivered to the batter by the pitcher. It doesn't matter how it gets to the batter. The batter may hit any pitch that is thrown. A pitch that bounces before reaching the plane may never be a called strike or a legally caught third strike, though.
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