Spazsdad wrote:Maybe they are on to something.
Once the girls get older you will almost never see an IP call, and once in college forget it, so if they can just get through those few middle years they are good to go.
Actually they are called during NCAA play. Here's a reply from me regarding illegal pitches from a college softball forum: (rules referenced are from the 2008 NCAA Softball Rules book.
03/22/08 at 07:53 PM #34
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UmpinVa - Welcome aboard ! What infractions or infraction do you most notice in pitching this season?
UmpInVA
Yesterday at 04:46 PM #36
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quote:
Originally Posted by ASUSoftballFan
Quote:
Originally Posted by UmpInVA
My motto for illegal pitches is to call them early, call them every time I see one, and make them stop.
God bless you. I wish there were more of your ilk.
Since January I have called seven illegal pitches. Four of them were for leaping. (10.4.4.1) Two were for seperating her hands and then returning the ball to both hands while on the pitching plate. (10.5.2) The most recent IP call was for stepping outside the 24" imaginary extension of the pitcher's plate. (10.4.1)