Ruling???

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Steve M

I've got nothing on this. BU has brushed the pitcher's plate at each end of a half inning. Pitchers landscape - all the time, at every level. I see this as the same thing.

More frequently than this, I see the defense gather 'round the pitcher and they all see to kick dirt.

As long as the pitcher makes me belive she's in contact, I've got no problem with whether there's dirt on the pitcher's plate or not.

Agreed....without the exact wording in front of me, the only rule I could think of that would even remotely apply is the NCAA and FED rule about deliberately erasing lines on the playing field.

Mighty looooooooooong stretch to apply that here!