Bunted foul for 3rd strike

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CoachJZ
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Bunted foul for 3rd strike

Post by CoachJZ » Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:10 pm

First of all, fantastic app! Please tell me if this is the most efficient/effective way to handle a bunted foul ball for a 3rd strike: With 2 strikes (obviously), the kid bunts foul for the 3rd strike. If I hit "Foul", it just says foul ball and stays at 2 strikes. So, I hit "Out" (since it is the 3rd strike). I then hit "Bunt", then touch on the field, in foul territory, where the ball went, then Next. The screen then says, "Touch each position that handled the ball in the order that the play occurred. Only include the positions involved in making the out(s)." With this, I don't touch ANY position, since it's just a foul ball, and then Done. It does successfully record the out, but is this the best way to do this? The "Out" screen does not have an option for a bunted 3rd strike. Thanks for any input.
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FTMSupport
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Re: Bunted foul for 3rd strike

Post by FTMSupport » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:25 pm

Doing it that way will not credit the pitcher with a strikeout. We would suggest using Strikeout Swinging, and then just add a Note to the play saying it was a fouled bunt.
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Re: Bunted foul for 3rd strike

Post by CoachJZ » Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:48 am

Perfect! Thank you. In my mind, I wasn't equating a bunt with a swing, nor did I think about crediting the pitcher. Bear with me, I've only gotten the app a few days ago.
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Re: Bunted foul for 3rd strike

Post by davidlimbaugh » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:37 pm

FTMSupport wrote:Doing it that way will not credit the pitcher with a strikeout. We would suggest using Strikeout Swinging, and then just add a Note to the play saying it was a fouled bunt.
Can you add bunted foul as a strikeout option so catcher does not get a putout?
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Re: Bunted foul for 3rd strike

Post by FTMSupport » Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:28 pm

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10.09 Putouts
(b) The official scorer shall credit an automatic putout to the catcher when a:
(1) batter is called out on strikes;
(2) batter is called out for an illegally batted ball;
(3) batter is called out for bunting foul for his third strike;
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Re: Bunted foul for 3rd strike

Post by davidlimbaugh » Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:21 am

Sweet! I did not know that was the case - learn something every day!
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