Dead ball or live ball?

[NCASAUmp]

On one of the fields in the area, the chain link fence that parallels the 1B foul line has a few gaps where the fence curls slightly towards the field of play, about a ball's width or so. It's enough to fit a 12" softball easily without touching it (clearing it by maybe 2").

We had a throw tonight from F6 that tipped off F3's glove, bounced, and settled directly underneath the fence. If you could draw a line straight down from the fence (before it curves in), it would have sliced halfway through the ball. F3 had to somewhat carefully reach under to pull the ball out, but not too carefully.

Overthrow and dead ball? Or play ball?

FWIW, I called it dead and gave the BR 2B on the overthrow. Made zero difference in the outcome, but still.