It would help if it were properly referred to as an uncaught third strike.Dropped 3rd strike anyone? lol. Can't get that one right either.
That doesn't really fit either as it can actually be caught cleanly but still be ruled as uncaught. If the ball hits the ground after release by the pitcher, it is considered uncaught even if the catcher does catch it.It would help if it were properly referred to as an uncaught third strike.
I am partial to calling it the "Everybody scream run at the top of their lungs regardless of whether the batter is able to or not " third strike.That doesn't really fit either as it can actually be caught cleanly but still be ruled as uncaught. If the ball hits the ground after release by the pitcher, it is considered uncaught even if the catcher does catch it.
It's not caught cleanly if it bounces. If it touches the ground, it's uncaught.That doesn't really fit either as it can actually be caught cleanly but still be ruled as uncaught. If the ball hits the ground after release by the pitcher, it is considered uncaught even if the catcher does catch it.
I have been saying DTS that way as well. I have had to explain this rule and the definition of a catch to a few "Travel" team coaches over the years.It would help if it were properly referred to as an uncaught third strike.
The first game my DD pitched in D1, the batter doubled off a pitch that hit the front of the plate and then bounced straight up.The coach pitches the ball short of the plate. It bounces, and the batter swings and hits the ball. I point fair and look to see what happens. The batter-runner reaches first safely.
It's not caught cleanly if it bounces. If it touches the ground, it's uncaught.
The misconception of a bounced pitch being a dead ball is not so misconceived ... it just doesn't stem from any official rule book. It comes from house leagues where pitchers are not developed and bounce pitches in routinely ... not allowing the HBP to count gives hitters more of a chance of hitting. Theoretically ...
That doesn't really fit either as it can actually be caught cleanly but still be ruled as uncaught. If the ball hits the ground after release by the pitcher, it is considered uncaught even if the catcher does catch it.