NCAA--Illegal Pitch??

[waltjp]

What did the BU have to say about the pitcher's motion? He'd probably have a better view of a hop or replanting of the pitcher's foot.

[ctblu40]

There is (or was) a pitcher around here that does the same thing. It looks as if he's jumping toward the plate when he pushes off. His mechanics seem all screwed up to me, I was always taught keep the head still, quiet before the storm, blah, blah blah.

Anyway, the first time I saw him pitch, I watched very carefully. He wasn't "running into the pitch" so he was fine. The kid went to high school here, and also attended a local D2 college. I was questioned about it once. My reply was that, "he is prohibited from running into the pitch, which he's not doing, its legal." Never heard another word about it.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by waltjp

What did the BU have to say about the pitcher's motion? He'd probably have a better view of a hop or replanting of the pitcher's foot.

He thought it was his normal motion and he did not want to take the ball out of the kid's hands. He felt he was doing the same thing all the time and it should not have been called. Considering we did not call anything, he agreed with me.

Peace

[Dave Hensley]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

He thought it was his normal motion and he did not want to take the ball out of the kid's hands. He felt he was doing the same thing all the time and it should not have been called. Considering we did not call anything, he agreed with me.

Peace

"But Blue, the balk is part of his natural motion!"

(I'm not saying the move is a balk - I fully agree with JM, ALL pitchers come off the rubber before they release the ball.)