Balks
I'm PU on a 15U game. Both teams have kids that play High school.
VT F1 in the stretch getting signal with the "gorilla" arm. Looks at 1st where B1 is leading off. As he looks he swings his right arm around. I call a balk. The VT coach politely asks why. I state "Coach your pitcher made a motion to 1st by waving his arm around when he looked". Coach yells at F1 to keeps his arm still and goes back to the dugout. Next inning HT F1 comes set then does a "Jump Turn" toward first and feints a throw. I call a balk. The HT coach comes out as asks why the balk. I state "Coach your pitcher may not feint to 1st while in contact with the rubber". The coach states yes but he came off the rubber when he did the "jump turn". I state "Coach your pitcher started his motion while in contact with the rubber and pitching restrictions apply". The coach goes back to the dugout.:D |
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The correct reason is that a jump turn is not a legal disengagement or "step off." To be legal disengagement, the pivot foot is the only thing that can move. |
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Since it's not a legal disengagement, it's still governed by the rules concerning stepping and throwing to 1B, even though the pivot foot loses contact with the rubber. |
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At the start of the game both coaches inform me at the plate meeting that they wanted the High School balk rules used.
The first time he waved his arm around I called time and while dusting off the plate sent F2 out to talk to him. Two pitches later he did it again and that is when the balk occurred. |
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I find it extremely humorous that the only person I blocked the first time I was active here for posting nothing but stupid ... 3 years ago ... is still posting, and the one time I click "View post" on one of his, it's still stupid.
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The jump turn is considered to be in contact with the rubber throughout the move.
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Semantics. A jump turn or jap step is a throw to 1b, if you don't throw it is a balk.
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