Each time a batter commits himself to making contact with the ball, but fails to do so, that is a strike.
"And it's one ... two ... three strikes you're out
In the old ball game!"
Yes, there are no rules in baseball stating what kind of pitch a batter may swing at. It wouldn't be wise to swing at a pitch thrown during an intentional walk, but if the batter wanted to it would be legal.
Yes, a batter can show bunt and then pull back and swing. It is fairly common.
From the High School Musical 2 Soundtrack, its called I Don't Dance
If the pitch is in the strike zone, and the batter does not swing, it is a "strike." If the pitch is not in the strike zone, and the batter does not swing, it is a "ball."
Trace adkins - swing batter swing
Yes, either you swing or you don't, there is no middle ground.
Baseball is a game of balls and strikes: the pitcher throws the ball, and the batter tries to hit it. If the batter swings at the ball and misses, that is called a strike. A batter gets three strikes (three efforts to swing at the ball) before being called "out."
How fast can a batter swing the bat? The faster the swing speed the further the ball will travel.
a bunt is not a swing unless the plain of the plate is broken ... and or the batter dose not pull back the bat when the pitch is made ...Answer:I understand this question asking, "What happens if a batter squares to bunt but pulls back on the pitch?" --- if this is the situation, then when the batter pulls back the bunt the pitch would be called a ball or strike just like any other pitch. If he does not pull the bat back before the ball crosses the plate then it is a strike, much like a missed swing
swing batter
yes
yes to a 3rd base umpire or a 1st base umpire but right after the check swing