Strikeout/Wild Pitch

Question
Please accept my thanks for answering my earlier question. As a follow-up, even though I believe the rule states that the pitch is a wild pitch if the catcher cannot catch it with a normal effort and the catcher did catch it easily, but stood there due to not knowing the rule (thus allowing the runner to reach first), this would still be considered a wild pitch?

Once again thanks for the information.

Answer
You are correct about your definition of a a past ball v a wild pitch.  

A wild pitch is also any pitch the hits the dirt prior to reaching the catcher and allows a runner to advance.

This link should help you

http://www.whitbygirlssoftball.com/resourcz/files/atec.pdf

Look under "Pitching Wild pitches/Passed Balls"

Tom