Bounced 3rd K

[Bluefoot]

NFHS Game in CT on Wednesday. Two outs, R1 on 3B. 0-2 count on B2. Next pitch bounces in dirt in front of plate, as over-anxious B2 swings and misses. F2 makes a nice scoop of bounced pitch. PU signals and calls 'Strike three.' F2 tosses ball back toward pitching circle, defensive team heads into first base dugout, B2 heads back toward, but not into third base dugout. Head coach calls quietly over to B2, 'run to first!', and tells R1 to 'go touch home'. Runners do as instructed. BR2 gets to 1B and first base coach tells her to keep running. Defense comes out of dugout, not knowing what is going on. Finally one defensive player sort of realizes what is going on and picks up the ball and tags BR2 for the third out, just before she rounds the bases and scores another run. Defensive coach comes out to ask PU what happened. PU has to explain to her why the bounced third K is considered a dropped 3K, and the batter must be put out by the defense.

Ever see one like that?

[wadeintothem]

nope, but I would like too

Heads up coaching.

[U of M Sam]

Never saw one as you describe.
I like to call pitch described as a "non caught strike three" since catcher did not "drop" the pitch as described in your OP
IMO the "non caught strike 3" is a better description than a "dropped strike 3".

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by U of M Sam

Never saw one as you describe.
I like to call pitch described as a "non caught strike three" since catcher did not "drop" the pitch as described in your OP
IMO the "non caught strike 3" is a better description than a "dropped strike 3".

How about uncaught third strike. That's what I've always called it.

And I have had that play, except the bases were loaded. This was in 2003, in my very first tournament game for pay in Seattle. Two runs scored, and one defensive player threw the ball out of play while trying to get it quickly to the third baseman (or whoever was running toward third base) for the tag. Since the last two runners were between 2nd and 3rd at the time of the throw, they were both awarded home.

[CecilOne]

I'm sure we could get all the TV commentators and LL coaches to say uncaught instead of dropped. That has been the problem for years, and with euphemisms for many rules.
I had that happen last week, although no one wastrying to score and the defense coach immediately told the catcher to make the play.
To the catcher's credit, did as she was told, but still didn't know why. After, she said to me taht she caught it, so I explained hitting the ground first.

[mcrowder]

Probably see that at the beginning of the 12U season at least once a year.