Warm up pitches

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Jul 10, 2014
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Watching UL-Laf v UA, pitcher tosses a couple of underhands to 3B while waiting on something, Blue says too many warm up pitches and awards 2 balls to batter, walking in a run.

My question: how is tossing over to 3B a pitch?
 
Mar 13, 2010
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It's not a pitch. It's a warm-up pitch.

A pitch requires a live ball, a batter in the batter's box, eight defensive players in fair territory, etc.

Warm-up pitches don't require any of that.
 
Jul 10, 2014
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ASA rules do not differentiate. They describe a pitch, a legal delivery, and then just say "warm up pitch" with the only difference noted being play is suspended. So how is playing catch with 3B a pitch of any sort?
 
Jun 22, 2008
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NCAA the pitcher is not allowed to throw to another infielder. They consider them warm up pitches.
 

Greenmonsters

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Feb 21, 2009
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NCAA the pitcher is not allowed to throw to another infielder. They consider them warm up pitches.

Actually, NCAA rules specifically allow the pitcher to throw to an infielder; however, a ball is awarded to the batter for warm-up pitches in excess of 5.
 
Jun 22, 2008
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Didn't exactly word that correctly. Yes they can throw to an infielder, but they are considered to be warm up pitches. Actually the rule says 5 warm ups to the plate or 4 to the plate and 1 to first base.
 

Greenmonsters

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Feb 21, 2009
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Didn't exactly word that correctly. Yes they can throw to an infielder, but they are considered to be warm up pitches. Actually the rule says 5 warm ups to the plate or 4 to the plate and 1 to first base.

Another interesting twist is that a warm-up pitch as defined from the circle to the plate. But from the circle to an infielder also is a warm-up pitch. And no players are allowed to warm up the pitcher without wearing catcher's protective head gear, which an infielder obviously doesn't have. Interestingly the penalty is not an ejection, but rather a warning and subsequent restriction from that player catching. Completely logical, intuitive, and appropriate, right? My personal suspicion is that many a rule book has been written and/or edited from a barstool.
 
Jun 22, 2008
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NCAA rules are made by the coaches. All of the one off rules that are in the NCAA rule set have been proposed and approved by the coaches. Between some of the rules they have implemented and approved rulings that leave you scratching your head, NCAA softball rules are morphing into something that barely resembles softball anymore.
 

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