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Originally Posted by STL_UMP
OBR / 12u travel team
Sitch one: R3 / RHP
Pitcher is in the windup, both feet on the rubber, hands together, looking in at the catcher.
Without taking either foot off the rubber, he noticeably shifts his weight from pivot foot to free foot back to pivot foot. Balk?
Sitch 2: R1 / LHP
Pitcher comes set. He steps off with the proper foot before seperating his hands, but as he is stepping off, and before his foot is actually on the ground he is throwing to 1st. Kind of falling backwards as he is throwing. Legal?
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Sitch 1 : I do not see an issue. Feet did not move.
Sitch 2 : I have a balk. It would seem that is purposely deceptive move. I do not have my rule book with me, but I thought he could not separate his hands unless his pivot foot touched the ground. If it was so obviously NOT on the ground, call the balk.