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| Sully
April 20, 2017
5:48:14 AM
Entry #: 4219027
| 7.3.A Prior to the pitch, the batter must have both feet ENTIRELY WITHIN THE LINES of the batter's box. The batter may touch the lines, but NO PART OF THE FOOT may be outside of the lines prior to the pitch.
7. BATTING OUT OF THE BATTER’S BOX.
In order for the batter to be called out for batting out of the batter’s box, one foot or both feet must be on the ground completely outside the lines of the box when contact is made with the ball. The lines of the batter’s box are considered inside the batter’s box. The batter is also to be called out if:
A. Any part of a foot is touching home plate when he contacts the ball even though he may be touching the lines of the batter’s box, or
B. The batter steps out of the batter’s box, re-enters and makes contact with the pitched ball.
In either case, hitting the ball while out of the batter’s box, or once he re- enters and makes contact with the ball, should be called immediately. The ball is dead. The batter is out whether the ball is fair or foul. In cases where there are no batter’s box lines evident, good judgment must be used and the benefit of any doubt must go to the batter. If no contact is made with the ball, there is no penalty.
(Note whethe the batters box is drawn or not it still exists by rule. Just like if there is not chalked fould line a ball is still fair/foul)
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