|
Timing is a factor in this case, if the batter was granted time (umpire option) before leaving the box.
7-3-1-effect-2: "If the pitcher stops or hesitates in her delivery as a result of the batter stepping out of the box or holding up her hand to request time, it shall not be an illegal pitch. However, if the batter steps out of the box or holds up her hand to request time and the pitcher legally delivers the ball, it shall be called a strike and the ball remains alive. ... "
So in this case, if the umpire judges that the illegal motion ("brought her hands back together and then delivered the pitch") was caused by the batter, it's not an illegal pitch. It would be a strike only if the ball is delivered legally. Of course, if time was granted before the pitcher's motion, it's just a no-pitch.
|