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Originally Posted by Illini_Ref
Sounds like he got it right. My question is this.....do you call it.
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Why not? Do the rules change for the last inning or when there is a runner on 3B?
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I've had a uninvolved coach say that you let it go in that situation. My worry is what to tell the opposing coach when he asks about it. Clearly a rule violation.
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The only time this shouldn't be called is if the pitcher has been doing the exact same thing the entire game and now, the umpire wakes up and makes the call. Otherwise, if it was illegal in the first inning, it's illegal in the last.
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I say it has to be called if it is obvious. I don't do softball, but it is similar to a balk in a baseball game.
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Don't even go there
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Don't go looking for them, but you have to call the obvious ones.
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You call what you see. You call what happens from the 1st pitch to the last. You will get umpires who say, "Well, I don't want to make a call that decides the game". Really? What does s/he think they have been doing for the previous hour or so? An umpire making a call NEVER decides the game. The teams decide the game. In this case, the pitcher decided the game, not the umpire.