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Old Mon Mar 06, 2017, 11:57am
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Originally Posted by Go Box View Post
Our pitcher dropped the ball while in her windup. There was a runner on 1st base. The ump didn't call dead ball. The runner on 1st went to 2nd and we got her out. The ump said it was a ball and sent her back to 1st. She should have been out, right?
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No.

Dropped ball during the pitch, if that is what you mean by windup, is like any pitch, live ball - ball for the batter (unless she swings) - runners can advance.
Assume you are talking about accidental, not deliberate/
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