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Originally posted by clueless
Also, am I correct in assuming that the ball isn't dead until ruled dead by an ump or it has been returned to the pitching circle with the runner committed to staying on the bag until the ball is pitched?
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In fastpitch, returning the ball to the circle does not result in a dead ball. The ball remains live. Unless the ball went dead for other reasons (e.g. thrown or hit into dead ball territory) the defense needs to request TIME prior to a dead ball appeal.