Organization: University of Maine System From: Ryan Robbins Subject: Re: lame, dumb and useless question Lines: 10 It depends. If, in the judgment of the umpire the batter made no attempt to avoid getting hit, the batter is awarded first for a base on balls. If the umpire rules he did try to get out of the way, he's awarded first because of a hit batsman. Ryan Robbins Penobscot Hall University of Maine IO20456@Maine.Maine.Edu