Overthrown vs lose possession

[PSUchem]

Originally Posted by greymule

I understand the football analogy, but it doesn't apply in baseball or softball. If the fielder directs the ball out of play, even accidentally, it's an overthrow. In your example, you guys had it right the first time.

I hope your UIC didn't rely on football interpretation to arrive at his softball decision.

He didn't use the football analogy, but based on his interpretation that this was a loss of possession, I likened it to football. I think his point was that it was not thrown, because the ball slipped from the hand in a backward direction, and therefore it should not be treated like a throw.