Base Runner Hit by Teammate's Bat: Is the Runner Out?

Question
If a player is on  base and gets hit with a ball by another teammate batting is the runner out?
This happened in one of the games I played in last week and the umpire called the runner out.
It was really bad for the runner because it was a linedrive hit that he could not get away from and he was called out too.

Answer
Hi Pat,
If a runner, not on the base, is hit by a fair untouched batted ball before it has passed an infielder (excluding the pitcher) we have a dead ball, batter runner is awarded 1st base the runner struck by the ball is out.
hope this helps
Mark