dead ball strike

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Originally Posted by CecilOne

As Tom suggests, maybe that was too early for me to explain clearly.
The conundrum is that by the book, the batter is not out because the strike three was uncaught and if the ball is dead, the batter can not be tagged out or played out at 1st. The question is about what is in the rules.
I ruled her out, my partner agreed, no one argued, but I'm wondering how this is covered in my books (NCAA,NFHS,ASA,USSSA,PONY) and where.

You are mixing up two rules that dont apply together. The ASA rule clearly states that a batter is out when the 3rd strike is swung at and the ball touches any part of the batter. The ball is dead, the batter is out.