We had a Little League 10U All Stars game tonight where a pitcher stepped forward with her pivot foot on every pitch. Sometimes it was 6 inches, other times just a few. Plate umpire said that the step had to be far enough to see and this was not. I can appreciate that this may a difficult call for the PU, but I was standing directly behind the Base Umpire and it couldn't have been more obvious. Problem may have been that the BU was very young and would not make the call.
Question is, what is the rule on making this call? Whether you could see how far she stepped or not seems irrelevant. It is obvious when the pivot foot is moving forward.
Question is, what is the rule on making this call? Whether you could see how far she stepped or not seems irrelevant. It is obvious when the pivot foot is moving forward.