5-1-1   Ball becomes dead immediately when: a pitch touches a batter or his clothing (8-1-1d), a runner (8-3-1a); The ball becomes dead even though the batter strikes at it (8-1-1d). the ball is illegally batted (7-3-2 and 7-4-1a) …

If a batted ball contacts the batter while he is in the batters box then the ball is immediately dead and is ruled foul.

A strike is a ball that passes through any part of the strike zone in flight. A foul ball is also counted as a strike when a hitter has less than two strikes. When a …