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Thanks for the replies. Here is what transpired after it happened in our game.
Our initial call was an overthrow. The defensive coach then argued that it should be an out, "the same as a blocked ball." (That's just his argument, not the correct ruling.) The offensive coach was arguing that it should indeed be an overthrow. As my partner and I were discussing, the offensive coach said, "Fine, we'll just put the girl back at third."
We went with that.
At the next half inning, I clarified to both coaches that they each were responsible for both gates. If they were to see the other team's gate open, they were to make sure they pointed it out to me so that I could make sure the gates were closed. If either gate was open, and a ball went out, it was indeed in dead ball territory.
BTW, I agree with the other posters that if a gate is being opened on purpose and/or left open on purpose, we could have other "issues" we have to deal with.
As always, thanks for everyone's input.
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Dan
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