I think a pass remains a pass even if it is batted Sometimes you hear a pass being incomplete when it s batted down But further down on this page I recalled that a pass was batted up in the air in the end zone and the quarterback was able to get to the ball and bat it out of the end zone And I recall that Roger Staubach still playing for Navy had a pass batted up in the air he caught it threw it again and drew a penalty call for throwing that 2nd pass