Our team had a tournament game this past weekend. I coach an 8-9 year old team. Our league allows the players to steal home on a passed ball.We had a runner on 3rd and 2 outs. The batter had a 2-1 count. The pitch is thrown and the batter swings and misses. The ball gets past the catcher and rolls to the backstop. As this is happening the umpire yells "Strike 3". My baserunner steals home safely. The other teams catcher tried to get the ball quickly but was unable to make th play. Some of the kids on the other team started running off the field after hearing the "strike 3" call. The umpire made my baserunner return to 3rd base and disallowed the run saying that his mistake penalized the team in the field. I argued that it shouldn't matter and he shouldn't penalize our team for his mistake.
The umpire admitted after the game that he was unsure of the rule. We ended up winning anyway so the play didn't impact the outcome of the game.
What is the correct ruling on this play?
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