I need reenforcement.
Picher steps on rubber. Puts hands together. Takes hands apart and starts her motion. During the motion she touchs her hands together again before the delivery.
Illegal. I'm having a problem with a coach who thinks that touching ball to glove is not bring the hands together.
Please give me some comments to use on this!

I'm having a problem with a coach who thinks that touching ball to glove is not bring the hands together.
Please give me some comments to use on this! [/B][/QUOTE]


You are wrong coach, I will call it if I see it.

Speaking ASA.

Actually, the rule (6-3-B) says it is illegal to "return the ball to both hands." Touching the ball to the glove is certainly that.

"Illegal, coach, and a judgment call, coach. Are you aware it is against the rules to argue a judgment call?"

Somewhere the book or a POE or a case play specifies that touching the hand or ball to the glove suffices for the purposes of 6-1-E (the pitcher shall hold the ball in both hands . . .).

We can infer that touching ball to glove would constitute a second bringing of the hands together.

"Illegal pitch, coach, rule 6. Look it up!" (A hint from my district UIC)