This was a high school game, and like Tborze said earlier "Not for NFHS." I could not find it in the 2020 NFHS Rule Book. I remember way back when I played high school, we were told by our coach if we touch the ball laying on the grass or the dirt of the mound, then that person has just replaced the current pitcher. So we all learned to leave it alone unless we were the pitcher. Thank you to all who provided input to my question.