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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
Completely and utterly untrue. I would say that a 24" violation is very rare, especially from the middle. But it's not bio-mechanically impossible at all. We had one pitcher 2-3 years back that took advantage of local umpires who just refuse to call IP's and pitched in such a way that her whole body was left (from her POV) of the 24" lane when she release. As in ... almost a balk in baseball, she went so far toward the first base line.
And she started on the THIRD base side of the plate.
Got called for IP's on the first 5 consecutive pitches to begin her district tourney and was pulled, never to pitch again in that tourney.
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Then she was a very rare individual who could throw a pitch with either a) her hips complete square to the plate or b) she pushed off with such force to drag the entire 24" of the pitcher's plate, not lose momentum, pivot (to close her hips) and release the pitch. Either way, she is the EXCEPTION, not the rule.