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You won't find anything in a manual on this because it resulted from a local league rule. No rule covers a defensive coach being on the field during play because it is not anticipated. If a thrown ball hits an offensive coach it would be just a live ball if he did not intentionally get hit and was not in fair territory. If he was, it would be dead and you'd get an out.
Common sense would say you should leave the ball live in your situation, however. After all, a defensive player threw the ball and hit his own coach. Why should the offense be penalized? I can see a runner about to score when F7 rifles the ball into his coach standing behind the shortstop position. Time...runner is returned to 3rd. Come to think of it, it might be kind of fun. They use to be allowed to throw at the umpires to kill the ball, so why not!
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