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Originally Posted by BretMan
Nope, it's not both a "ball" and a "balk".
For this infraction the ball becomes dead and the penalty is a "ball" added to the batter's count. Runners are not advanced.
See the attached link for 2007 NFHS interpretations regarding this rule (situations 7 through 14).
(Note: There are a couple of those situations where a balk IS called, but that's because the pitcher did something else besides just licking his fingers.)
http://www.nfhs.org/web/2007/01/2007...erpretati.aspx |
BretMan...thanks for the NFHS reference. That certainly helps clarify it more than the published rulebook and casebook. I'm glad you took the time to do a little research - this was the clarity I was looking for. I wasn't convinced the other explanations were correct.
And Steve, I'll certainly get the dots and dashes correct the next time. Thanks.