<Dd> (4) the batter reaches first base safely on a fair ball that has not been touched by a fielder and that is in fair territory when the ball reaches the outfield, unless in the scorer's judgment the ball could have been handled with ordinary effort; </Dd> <Dd> (5) a fair ball that has not been touched by a fielder touches a runner or an umpire, unless a runner is called out for having been touched by an Infield Fly, in which case the official scorer shall not score a hit; or </Dd> <Dd> (6) a fielder unsuccessfully attempts to put out a preceding runner and, in the official scorer's judgment, the batter - runner would not have been put out at first base by ordinary effort . </Dd> <P> Rule 10.05 (a) Comment: In applying Rule 10.05 (a), the official scorer shall always give the batter the benefit of the doubt . A safe course for the official scorer to follow is to score a hit when exceptionally good fielding of a ball fails to result in a putout . </P>

What is not considered a hit in softball