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I'm no expert, but my understanding all along has been that an SH can only be recorded as such if the batter is thrown out and the baserunner(s) advances. Otherwise, the play is recorded as something else (a hit, a pop up, a K, an error). I did not think that the official scorer would try to decide what the batter's intention was. After all, a batter isn't awarded an SF if the OF drops the ball.
But I know there are some true experts on these boards (though maybe not all of them check the technical forum) so we may see more posts on the subject.
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