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Three Strikes and you're out!

 

Today, during my indoor league, in defense I hit a ball that was hit right at me, 3 times, before it went over the net.  Here's the official rulling on this:

 

No, you cannot hit a pickeball 3 times in the same swinging motion.  While an unintentional double (2) hit in a continuous stroke is legal, a triple hit (3) is always a fault, whether it is intentional or not.