Rules Interpretation

[msrock1954]

Did my first game tonight and had the following situation. I was the BU , R1 on first with no out's. Pitcher begins windup and the ball slipped out of her hand and rolled to the the back of the pitcher's circle and stopped inside the circle. I waited for the PU to call it a "BALL", but he didn't and instead called it a "NO PITCH" which makes it a DEAD BALL. R1 advanced to 2nd base on the play. After the PU and coach had a little chit chat R1 was returned to 1rst base I guess because it was a dead ball. I stayed out of it, but felt that it should have been called a "BALL"/"LIVE BALL"" and R1 adavance to 2nd should have been allowed???? What do you guy's think????