I thought I knew the rules, but after watching the last three games I would like a little clarification.

Do you have to move out of the way if you are in the batters box and you get hit?

Are the hands part of the bat?

If you are moving your body away from the pitch(turning away) with your hands up is that a swing?

Do you call it a strike no matter where the ball is if a kid gets hit in one of the above situations?

On a side note, are field umpires required to move if they are asked to by a fielder or runner?

I thought I knew the answers to these questions but maybe I don't. They have all come up and my son was asking what the rules actually is? I would appreciate any info. Plus just for fun, any one heard of a ground rule triple when a ball gets stuck under the outfield fence? Or letting a runner score from first on a ground rule double? There isn't any local rule for it.

These are paid umps by the way and yes I am making fun of them but I would like to know the rules for HBP so I can explain them for my son.

Do you have to move out of the way if you are in the batters box and you get hit? You have to make some attempt - Umpires judgment

Are the hands part of the bat? Did you ever buy a bat with hands attached? No

If you are moving your body away from the pitch(turning away) with your hands up is that a swing? - Umpires judgment if there was ANY attempt to hit the ball.

Do you call it a strike no matter where the ball is if a kid gets hit in one of the above situations? NO

On a side note, are field umpires required to move if they are asked to by a fielder or runner? No, but they absolutely should

Any one heard of a ground rule triple when a ball gets stuck under the outfield fence? If it is a ground rule at that field and agree to at the plate meeting.

Or letting a runner score from first on a ground rule double? No

Do you have to move out of the way if you are in the batters box and you get hit?-

Im not the LL expert....but most all codes require some effort to avoid, (however slight) even the NCAA who used to have the rule that any pitch in the batters box did not have to be avoided...now requires some effort to avoid...

Are the hands part of the bat?....
ONLY in Cricket..

If you are moving your body away from the pitch(turning away) with your hands up is that a swing?...
HTBT...

Do you call it a strike no matter where the ball is if a kid gets hit in one of the above situations?.....
no matter what?....absolutely not...

On a side note, are field umpires required to move if they are asked to by a fielder or runner?...No but they should....

Plus just for fun, any one heard of a ground rule triple when a ball gets stuck under the outfield fence?-
Nope never heard of a ground rule triple even on the converted cow pastures that I have umpired on.....

Or letting a runner score from first on a ground rule double?
NO....

These are paid umps by the way and yes I am making fun of them but I would like to know the rules for HBP so I can explain them for my son-
PAY does not make an umpire, there are some exceptional and very learned volunteer umpires out there (MST for instance occasionally)and some very poor paid ones as well.....

The only 3-base award is for contacting a fair batted ball with detached player equipment. You cannot make up a ground rule triple at the plate meeting even if the coaches agree. The award for a ball stuck in the fence is two bases.

The NCAA allows a batter to freeze and "take one for the team" if the pitch is clearly within the vertical lines of the batter's box.