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We had a scrimmage today and I had a girl drag bunt . She bunts the ball , drops her bat ( the bat lands on the plate and stops ) , ball hits about a foot in front of the plate , spins back , and rolls and taps the bat and rolls a couple inches and stops on the plate ( ball never goes into foul territory ). Catcher fumbles around with the ball , runner is most likely going to be safe and runner from 3rd will score because catcher is about to throw to 1st when Ump and other coach says foul ball . I have to say ump is donating his time and it is a scrimmage ( so I don't argue but I tell him that's a fair ball and I drop it ) . One of the assistant coaches on other team is looking at me and saying that its foul because it hit the bat and its on the plate . The head coach told me he knows the plate is in fair territory but even ump after the inning says he thinks its foul because it stopped on the plate ( I told him that's a myth ) . I just want someone who knows the rule on this to back me on this or maybe even explain why I am wrong. The way I understand it , if the ball rolls into the bat , the bat is part of the field . I believe if the bat is still moving and hits the ball then its a dead ball . Again in this instance the bat wasn't moving .