GirlsSlowPitch
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In USSSA Slow Pitch, a pitched ball hits the ground before reaching home plate then bounces into the strike zone and is hit into fair territory by the batter, what is the call and the 2021 USSSA or GSL rule reference?
There is no rule in USSSA slowpitch against batting a bounced pitch and it should be judged fair or foul as any other legally batted ball would.Thank you for your reply, do you have the 2021 USSSA or GSL rule reference?
Only thing I find is Sec. 4 "A BALL IS CALLED BY THE UMPIRE on each pitch not swung at by the batter if: A. The pitched ball does not enter the strike zone. and B. The ball strikes the ground before passing completely across home plate, or any part of the plate.
The issue at hand is the ball was swung at and hit, and this rule specifically states "not swung at".
General consensus has been it is a dead ball because it hit the ground first regardless if it was swung upon or not. Others say it was swung upon so it is either a strike or a fair hit. I can't locate either reference in the slow pitch rule book.