Matt intends to throw a baseball at Jamal and hit Jamal in the head with the ball because he missed an easy fly ball hit to him in the field. Jamal is standing directly next to Sally in the dugout. Matt throws the baseball but hits Sally in the head instead of Jamal. What type of tort did Matt commit against Sally?
A) No tort was committed, Jamal was Matt's target not Sally.
B) The tort of negligence because Matt only intended to harm Jamal.
C) An accidental tort because Matt struck Sally by mistake.
D) An intentional tort because even though Matt meant to hit Jamal, he still caused harm by hitting Sally.
E) A strict liability tort occurred because throwing a baseball is inherently dangerous.

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Matt committed an intentional tort against Sally because he intended to throw the baseball in a manner that would cause harm, and even though Sally was not the intended target, the intentional act resulted in harm to her.

Matt Intends to Throw a Baseball at Jamal and Hit