no pitch

Cecil4 · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Sep 13, 2022, 04:43pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

There should be something in the rules to address that. In baseball, starting the pitching motion but not actually pitching is a balk with runners on base. I'd be surprised if starting and stopping was not also an illegal pitch in softball.

It definitely is. USA 6A.3.A

Rich Ives · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Sep 13, 2022, 11:05pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cecil4

It definitely is. USA 6A.3.A

But according to above posts it's still a leave early out so it's worth trying in some situations.

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