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I think it is neither a bat, nor a catch (by definition), but it more not a catch, than not a bat. If the player never alights in the field of play, it is not a catch. He is not trying to secure possession (that comes with a catch), so it is not a muff. All I'm left with is a bat (it's got to be something - we all saw it!)and he can't bat a backward pass forward. Illegal bat. Ball remains live even after grounded.
If he were to have done the same thing, only in the other direction (i.e. toward his own goal line) we'd have nothing. Still live ball.
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