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Originally Posted by cshs81
Is there a FED or NCAA rule stating that the pitcher has 20 seconds to pitch the ball once he receives it from the pitcher? I saw in OBR that they have 12 if no runners are on base.
If there is a rule, does it not apply if there are runners on base?
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From BRD 355 Failure to Pitch with Batter in Box
Pitcher delays with or without runners
FED 6.2.2c failing to pitch or make or attempt a play, including a legal feint, within 20 seconds after he has received the ball.
Penalty: The batter shall be awarded one ball. {Didn't find 6.1.2a, 6.2.2e and 6.2.2f in my older FED book}
NCAA 7-5-e and 9-2c, See
http://www.ncaa.org/library/rules/20...ball_rules.pdf
OBR 8.04, See
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info.../pitcher_8.jsp
Also from BRD 356 Pitcher delays unnecessarily
Read FED 6.2.2a {my comment}, NCAA 9-3e and OBR 8.05h