anything wrong with this pitching sequence?

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by shipwreck

Thanks for all the help. I was PU and called an illegal pitch on her. Turns out it WAS an illegal pitch, just not because of the reason I thought. While her hands were together and she was waiting for the catcher, way more than 5 seconds elapsed. Dave

If this was an NCAA game, you were correct.
Most other rules are similar to NFHS - :
"Once the ball has been returned to the pitcher to prepare for the
next pitch, she has 20 seconds to release the pitch."

She has 20 seconds total - it is not divided up as to stepping on the plate, bringing the hands together and starting the pitch.