NF Rules

benbret · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 10, 2005, 04:25am

I know that a pitcher must start with both feet inside of the 24" plate. Is there any rule where her pivot foot must land?

rhsc · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 10, 2005, 04:59am

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Originally posted by benbret
I know that a pitcher must start with both feet inside of the 24" plate. Is there any rule where her pivot foot must land?

Rules of gravity would say on the ground.
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AtlUmpSteve · #3 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 10, 2005, 08:07am

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Originally posted by benbret
I know that a pitcher must start with both feet inside of the 24" plate. Is there any rule where her pivot foot must land?

The pivot foot can't land anywhere and be a legal pitch. The pivot foot must be in contact with the ground and dragged away from the plate by the forward motion. If the pivot foot lands, you had a leap.

Rachel · #4 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 10, 2005, 08:35am

If you meant stride foot that must land within the "24 inches. Many pitchers when throwing a curve stride outside that area and need to be called. The plate umpire is the one who can see this. With all the other things that we try to see it needs to be obvious. I have called this and coaches don't like it much.

wadeintothem · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 11, 2005, 09:31am

Ive called it too and the obligatory coaches warning that goes with it.