pwrbomb1970
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We have had an issue come up for the past three weeks. Batters box is NOT chaulked out....the baselines run up to the corners of home plate. Batter runs up on a pitch on a 3 and 1 count. First time he does this he ends up more than a foot in FRONT of home plate. Another time the same batter runs up on a pitch same as before but takes a half swing. He ends up in front of the plate AGAIN....little further out than before. Third time he takes a running swing at a pitch..is more than in front of home plate..he hits a nice crisp liner. Now...what would the ruling be on this.....is he out everytime he does this since he is in front of the plate and well beyond the baselines? Help me out here.