HOW DOES BATTING WORK?
Before every pitch is thrown, the batter must position the bat parallel to the pitching pipe and behind home plate. From the batting position, this would be 6 o’clock. As the pitch is thrown, the batter must decide whether to swing the bat to try and hit the baseball, or take the pitch by not swinging.

WHAT IF A BATTER HITS THE SAME PITCH TWICE?
Sometimes a batted ball will roll around the field and end up back within the swing zone of the batter. If such a ball were to come to rest in fair territory, the batter would be called out, so he or she may hit or touch the ball again with the bat to make it dead and rule it foul.

WHAT IS A CHECK SWING?
If a batter swings the bat, does not make contact with the baseball, and the bat does not travel past the upper-right tip of home plate, then the pitch is scored as if the batter made no attempt to swing. This is known as a “check swing.” If, however, a batter swings and any part of the bat moves beyond the upper-right tip of home plate without making contact with the baseball, then the pitch  as previously described is a swinging strike.

BAT POSITION
Before every pitch is thrown, the batter must position the bat parallel to the pitching pipe and behind home plate in the 6 o’clock position. Otherwise, the batter could allow every pitched strike to become a foul ball by resting the bat across the plate before every pitch. If the batting assembly is installed correctly, the bat should rest at the 6 o’clock position when the batting rod is pushed all the way into the game base from the home plate side. If this is not the case, check your installation instructions and reinstall the batting assembly.

ARE THERE FOUL BALLS?
Yes. A batted ball that comes to rest in foul territory, or a baseball that is struck twice by the batter, is a “foul ball.” Foul balls count as strikes, unless the batter already has two strikes, as described in the Pitching Rules section.

WHAT IS FAIR TERRITORY AND WHAT IS FOUL TERRITORY?
The area of the playing field between the two white foul lines (the third base line and the first base line) is called “fair territory.” All other areas are considered “foul territory.” 

WHAT IF A BASEBALL STARTS OUT FOUL AND THEN COMES TO REST FAIR?
A batted ball that enters foul territory, bounces around several times, and then comes to rest in fair territory is ruled a fair ball and therefore an out. Where the ball stops determines fair or foul.

HOW MANY FOUL BALLS CAN A BATTER HIT?
A batter may foul off an unlimited number of pitches. Remember, the batter must position the bat at the 6 o’clock position, that is, behind home plate and parallel to the pitching pipe--before every pitch. A foul ball is called a strike unless the batter already has two strikes. A batter cannot strike out on a foul ball. See the Pitching Rules section for further information.