Thread: Illegal Pitch
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Old Wed Feb 27, 2019, 01:18pm
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Originally Posted by Blueplate View Post
Nfhs has new rule on an illegal pitch, in that this year only a ball is awarded the batter. But what if,

R1 on 1st, B2 batting. R1 is going on the pitch. Pitcher comments an illegal pitch in her wind-up, and PU calls a Delayed Dead Ball. In doing so the pitcher stops her delivery. R1 has made it to 2nd.

Are there not now 3 fouls?...The illegal pitch(1) failure to deliver the pitch (2)and runner off base while pitcher has the ball in the circle(3)

How do you rule on this?
The "no pitch" overrides the "illegal pitch", ball dead immediately, runner out.
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