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Originally Posted by bellnier
My DD and I were watching game the other night. The pitcher was dominating and the batter, with no prayer of ever hitting the ball, had two strikes on her. The next pitch slipped from the pitchers grip and flew several feet over the catchers outstretched glove for ball 1. My daughter turned to me and said "if she was smart she'd'a swung at that pitch and run to 1st on a dropped third strike". I've been away from softball so long now I'm unsure of the rule. Was my daughter right? Or does rule only apply to pitch that's actually in the strike zone. Thanks.
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You don't mention the ruleset, age of the players and situation on the field (i.e. how many outs, runners on, etc) but, your DD was correct. If the batter had swung at the ball, strike 3, and the filed situation correct, she could attempt to advance to 1B for an uncaught 3K.