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Originally Posted by Linknblue
Worked an ASA tournament this weekend. 12U A level. Pretty good ball all weekend with a few exceptions.
Had one young lady pitching and she was doing the little "hop" off the pitcher's plate "every" pitch instead of toe down and dragging. I know it's and IP............but..............coach was told two or three times that it was illegal and he agreed but said she's young and has to work through it, he was going to leave her in the game. Nonsense but that's what he said.
Opposing coach wants it called. It's called a few times and results in a couple of runs being scored.......but the pitching technique never changed. Didn't look like she even tried to change it..........or maybe just couldn't. I don't know.
My partner and I just simply came to the conclusion that we just couldn't call it every pitch. The game would turn into a fiasco fans having fits about letting the girls play, us looking like complete idiots for calling the pitches when no real advantage was being gained.
We simply lived with it, the other team stopped griping when we asked him if he wanted it called every pitch and the game continued on. The illegal pitcher lost the game............but, what would you guys have done? I'm curious.
Thanks
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I will submit the argument that there was an advantage being gained, otherwise she would be pitching legally. And while I am not a fan of the women's/girl's version of the pitching rule in some areas, as an umpire I have to call the IP whenever I see it.