I can't find a clear answer to this baseball question.

Hypothetical situation: There are runner's on first and second, with one out. The batter hits a ground ball foul, third base side. The third baseman fields it and throws the ball back to the pitcher but over throws him! Is that a live ball?

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biandlargeny · 56-60, M

No once the ball is touched in foul territory the play is dead and no runners may advanced till the pitcher has the ball back on the mound

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biandlargeny · 56-60, M

@WizardofOz not a problem

WizardofOz · 26-30, M

@biandlargeny Yes, I had it confirmed from a "professional" ump. A friend's dad lol He umped MLB for one year. In MLB they don't even put a foul ball back in play, the home plate ump throws the pitcher a new ball and either says, "play ball" or just points to the pitcher to let him know the ball is now "live". Which, in high school isn't the case, because they don't have a million balls, so he said in that case, the ball is dead, until the pitcher has full possession of the ball and the batter is in the box? Does that make sense? I find it so interesting!