Intentional walk ... coach goes berserk

[bobbrix]

Girls 10 & 11 year old league final (orthodox pitching).

Team A has a pitcher that no one can hit off of. Further, when she bats, she hits the ball a mile.

Team B coach starts complaining that she's a ringer and shouldn't be allowed to play.

So, Team B coach tells her pitcher to walk this kid.

Team A coach goes nuts ... swearing, rude gestures, etc and gets tossed. A horrific display for everyone all the way to the parking lot.

(I'm a spectator at this one.)


Question:

Is it legal to intentionally walk a batter in an obvious manner??? These were pitch-outs like you'd see in major ball (except the catcher wasn't standing, she was in her crouch but like 2 feet off the plate).

I thought they could try to throw just out of the strike zone, to try to draw strikes on close pitches, but still had to try to pitch to the batter.

... bobbrix