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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
It is legal in EVERY brand of softball that I know about for the pitcher to slide the pivot foot across the pitching plate, in any direction, so long as there is still contact when she starts to push and drag. Only if she slides off, and pushes from a spot OTHER than the pitching plate is it illegal.
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I think what some are looking for in this case is an IP call for the pitcher lifting her heel off the PP while in the act of delivering the pitch prior to the release of the ball.
IMO, that is not an IP.