Pitcher Can

[Skahtboi]

Well....I hate to be the one to break the news to you, but your friend the PU was wrong! Rule 6:1:A:2 clearly states that "the pitcher shall take a position with both feet in contact with the pitcher's plate." What's more, is most clinics will say that, as the field umpire, this was your call. Most mechanics have the PU watching the pitcher's upper body (hands, presentation if required...etc) while the FU is responsible for watching the lower body (feet in contact with the pitcher's plate, leaps, illegal steps...etc.)

This is one of those things that I look for when a pitcher is warming up. That way, I can give the coach an attempt at correcting it before she actually has to pitch to a batter. Then, if she does this during play, I have no qualms about calling an illegal pitch on her.

Scott