Dropped ball in windup
Our pitcher dropped the ball while in her windup. There was a runner on 1st base. The ump didn't call dead ball. The runner on 1st went to 2nd and we got her out. The ump said it was a ball and sent her back to 1st. She should have been out, right?
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No. Dropped ball during the pitch, if that is what you mean by windup, is like any pitch, live ball - ball for the batter (unless she swings) - runners can advance. Assume you are talking about accidental, not deliberate/ |
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1) What set of rules? NFHS (high school) says the pitch starts with any motion associated with a pitch, so it is a pitch, ball on the batter, live ball, play on. The runner's attempt to advance is at her own risk. USA/ASA would ask if the "windup" you reference was before or after the mandatory "touch" of the hands; if before, it is a live ball, and nothing else. If after, it is a pitch, it is a ball on the batter, and a live ball. No rules set that I know of would put the runner back on first. |
That's what I thought too. The runner that went to 2nd should have been out since we threw to 2nd and got her out. Right?
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The only exception would be if the umpire judged that the pitcher intentionally dropped the ball; then, an illegal pitch would be declared. |
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