Fastpitch Softball Illegal Pitch2 ?

Of the three pitches on this video clip, do you think the middle pitch illegal as this umpire called it? He said she did not present the ball with hands separated for more that a second.

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• Fastpich
• softball
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[hockeygmann]

yes that would be illegal because the foot does come off the mound during the pitch but as an umpire do you think thats giving her a big advantage. the only way i would call it is if this was a upper level game. as in 16a and up and varsity

[GRuf1f]

This was high school in PA.

[djshepherd915]

Technically, that's a correct call by the umpire. The pitcher cannot bring her pivot foot off the ground after she has started her pitching motion (i.e. brought the hands together or made a motion to pitch). When she tried to slide her foot to one side of the rubber, it came off the rubber. Although, playing to advantages, that's not really an advantage, so I would've warned the pitcher and told the coach what she had done without calling it.

[MrHauntings]

you do not need to present the ball, approach the mound with hands apart, ball in glove or hand, her foot slid accross the rubber and did not leave the rubber, perfectly legal

[daltoncooler]

@chymechowder In ASA and NFHS rules, an illegal pitch is a delayed dead ball. Once a play has been made on the batter runner or the play ends, the coach has the option to enforce the illegal pitch or take the result of the play. So if the illegal pitch is enforced, all runners advance one base and the pitch is now a ball on the batter's count.

[slowmoe98emery]

Her foot left the mound so it is illeagal but she did separate her hands so it was not because it did not show the ball

[soffballchikk]

her foot didnt leave the mound, so it wouldnt be illegal.

[Softballchickaa5]

Is this sun valley high school from Aston cusz if it is they r good but we don't learn the right way to pitch untill the ump tells us cusz our coaches don't tell us how to when we start to pitch

[karamason27]

her foot dosent leave the mound if u watch closley you will se that her heal slides acroos the back of the mound with her toes facing up

[cbw24793gurls]

well i dont think soo i never saw her back foot leave the mound

[xocutez67]

Why put a video up of a girl doing an illegal pitch when the ump already said it was? Lol yea umpires can be douches at times but still. And plus. It's kinda mean to post this up. :) anyways, in my league, that would be illegal. :D