FP pitch height

[Tru_in_Blu]

I worked a modified game last week where the pitcher threw a change-up. The pitch had a perceptible arc and at the mid-point between pitcher and homeplate was clearly above the batter's head. However, it passed through the strike zone and I rang up the batter on a called third strike.

The offensive coach claimed that the pitch was illegal because it was over a height of 6 feet. I told him that it still passed through the strike zone.

After the game we had some additional, friendly discussion on the call and the coach seemed to think that it was a league bylaw as opposed to an ASA rule.

I looked through the on-line rules that I have, but the only references for pitch height relate to slow pitch.

In this particular league [company intramural level] there aren't many pitchers than are accomplished so many times someone who can just lob the ball in to avoid bases on balls ends up "pitching". In a lot of these cases, these lobs are over the batters' heads. Let's assume the average batter is 6' tall as a reference point. I can't be calling all these pitches illegal.

Does anyone have any specific rememberances of a fast/modified-pitch height limit?

Also, if you have a hint on how I could search for previous posts on this subject. I tried and obviously didn't get what I was looking for.

Thanx all...

Ted