Desmo13 wrote:I heard one scorekeeper say if the ball hits the dirt before the plate, wild pitch, if after the plate, passed ball.
NCAA softball scoring rules:
14.28 Wild PitchA wild pitch is charged to a pitcher when the pitch is so high, wide or low that the catcher cannot handle the ball with ordinary effort and at least one base runner advances.
Any pitch in the dirt is wild. Only one wild pitch is recorded regardless of the number of base runners who advance or the number of bases advanced. A third strike not handled by the catcher because it was wild, when the batter reaches first base safely, is scored as both a wild pitch and a strikeout.
No wild pitch is charged if a base runner stealing on the pitch advances only one base. A wild pitch is not an error.
14.29 Passed BallA passed ball is charged to the catcher when she fails to stop or control a pitch with ordinary effort and at least one base runner advances. Only one passed ball is recorded regardless of the number of base runners who advance or the number of bases advanced. A third strike not handled by the catcher that could have been handled with ordinary effort, when the batter reaches first base safely, is scored as both a passed ball and a strikeout.
No passed ball is charged if a base runner stealing on the pitch advances only one base. A passed ball is not an error.