This happened twice on Sunday and I was wondering if the experts could shed some light on this situation:
ASA Rules.Runner on third. Pitcher goes into her wind up and loses control of the ball (the ball was wet). When the ball came out of her hand, it landed about 6 feet beyond the circle between 2nd base and the pitching rubber. The umpire calls “Illegal Pitch” and awards our runner home. I did not question the umpire because we scored on this twice. I would have thought that it should be called a “ball”. Not an illegal pitch. Any opinions?
ASA Rules.Runner on third. Pitcher goes into her wind up and loses control of the ball (the ball was wet). When the ball came out of her hand, it landed about 6 feet beyond the circle between 2nd base and the pitching rubber. The umpire calls “Illegal Pitch” and awards our runner home. I did not question the umpire because we scored on this twice. I would have thought that it should be called a “ball”. Not an illegal pitch. Any opinions?