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The girl did not maintain contact with the pitcher's plate. She moved her foot off the plate prior to starting the delivery. That's illegal. No question.
Illegal Pitch call is not being questioned. I only question the lack of calls throughout the game for identical motion and then making the call to end the game.
To hear how the first 2 outs of the inning were made adds to the sitch. One bang bang play at the plate and a web gem catch behind 3rd base and throw home from the knees to hold the runner.
It's rare to find a real competitive 10U game but this one was a classic and should have been played out.
This umpire would not make a call to get a game over at midnight or at 3 AM.
I talk softball with this umpire all the time and will no doubt see him soon. Besides a passion for softball, we have another common thread in that he retired from the USN 18 months ago. I am anxious to hear his side.