Dead Ball or Live? Understanding Ground Balls in Baseball

Question
ball pitched by pitcher hits ground before crossing home plate and batter hits it off the bounce off ground is it a dead ball or id it live and in play

Answer
Josh:  As long as the pitch meets the definition of a legal pitch from the pitcher, it does not matter if it hits the ground before the batter hits it.  

If that hit becomes a fair ball, it is live and in play.  If a foul pop up, or fly ball, it is playable.  On the ground foul, it becomes a dead ball when a defensive player contacts it in foul ground.

Yours in baseball,

Rick