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Rule 7-3-E says " After the ball is in play, the batter may not step out of the batter's box to stop play unless time has been granted by the umpire.
EFFECT: All action will continue and the pitch will be called."
Now, we also enforce this as was stated by MCCrowder, I'll probably call a ball on the batter. Unless I think it was a ploy to get an illegal pitch, then it's a no pitch, nothing happened, the batter gets a warning and we play on. The pressure is on the PU to decide what is warranted here.
In Federation, it's a no pitch if the pitcher stops, it's a strike on the batter if the pitcher continues, I believe. This may be where some of the confusion is comin from.
But you gotta think, if you made it to the Women's Nationals, you're aggressive enough to pitch the ball and let the umpire make a call. Don't make it easy for us, make us figure it out and go from there.
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Rick
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