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"calls an illegal pitch for the pitcher ending the pitch with her pivot foot outside of the 24 inch plate."
I am curious to know what specific action caused this call. A pitcher's pivot foot travels all over the place (including hopping or leaping, but we won't go there today). When the hips open the pivot foot drags behind the body. That's why you see the "glully" dug at about a 45 deg angle from the plate. When the hips close after the release, the pivot foot picks up and replants to the side.
If the stride foot is landing right on the edge of the 24" zone, then it is possible the toe of the pivot foot may be dragging beyond the 24" line. Technically that would be illegal, but I sure wouldn't call it.
If the stride foot is landing anywhere from the center to the far edge of the 24" zone then the pivot foot will pick up and replant outside the 24" line. But so what? The ball is gone by then. Legal.
WMB
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