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Originally Posted by Fg8or
Fastpitch for 9-10 year old girls. Pitcher throws 4 balls for a walk. Catcher throws ball back to pitcher and pitcher is on rubber with ball before runner reaches 1st. Runner keeps running to second. Pitcher does not realize this because she is waiting on next batter. Is this legal? 2 bases on a walk. I know they can steal, but only after ball crosses plate on a pitch.
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If using ASA rules, they can steal when the ball leaves the pitchers hand!
This has been an ongoing arguement here in my locale. The coaches who know the rules use them to their advantage. They will keep their girls running, one last week DID run to, and past 3B on to score while the pitcher had the ball in the circle. That plated the winning run.
No amount of explaining could convince the other team this was a perfectly legal move. They also failed to realize that the pitcher at 35' was a lot closer to home plate than the runner who was at 60'! The runner was a "dead duck" had the pitcher been properly coached.