2007-06-01 08:21:05 · 20 answers · asked by curious 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
No, If a ball hit's the dirt and isn't caught by the catcher, unless the batter swings, it is not a strike.
2007-06-01 08:24:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, because it did not enter the strike zone in flight.
Note: The ball is not dead when it hits the ground. The Little League umpire needs to read the rules and take a class.
2007-06-01 15:47:19 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rule 2.00 (Ball) Comment: If the pitch touches the ground and bounces through the strike zone it is a “ball.”
2007-06-01 08:28:18 · answer #3 · answered by rhuzzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That ball would have to be coming from an extremely steep angle in order to bounce high enough to get to the bottom of the strike zone. That's simple physics.
Ball, and in all likelihood, a wild pitch.
2007-06-01 08:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The people who say it is a dead ball are dead wrong. :)
If the ball hitting the ground made it dead, you would never see runners move up on a wild pitch.
The ball is live, it can even be hit --
but it can't be a called strike.
2007-06-01 09:39:46 · answer #5 · answered by pob14 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it would not be a strike. once it hits the ground it is a dead ball--the act of hitting the ground first makes it a ball not a strike. there are no "bounce pitches" allowed in baseball. however, i would assume other baserunners would score because who knows where that pitch would end up LOL
2007-06-01 08:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by mom of 3 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Wrong wrong wrong
NO STRIKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
only a strike if the batter does cartwheels while the clown is rounding second and the left fielder is playing checkers with the mascot during the 4th inning
2007-06-01 08:46:38 · answer #7 · answered by TheSandMan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it is a ball! Just like if a player caught a ball after it has already hit something like the backstop net it is rule no catch!
2007-06-01 08:26:35 · answer #8 · answered by mrjamfy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be a ball, it's where it comes across the plate without hitting the ground.
2007-06-01 08:34:10 · answer #9 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cricket yes, baseball no.
2007-06-01 08:25:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋