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out recorded without the defense making a play on the ball. If there's no one on first can she run?
Mound improvements between innings.
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out recorded without the defense making a play on the ball. If there's no one on first can she run?
- May 27, 2013
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I imagine because most D3 fields don’t have pitch clocks - although I’ve seen the violation called by umpires going by their watch.
D3 also doesn’t have reviewable call challenges, either. At least not that I’m aware of.
- May 29, 2015
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No, dead ball when the umpire calls time.
- May 29, 2015
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NCAA has had baseball umpires using stopwatches/timers for years now.
- Mar 1, 2013
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Barring some rule about random field maintenance, as to the OP, as long as the defense is ready to go at 90 seconds, they can use that time to hold a Cinco de Mayo parade for all I care. If they aren't ready to go, apply the rule-based penalty as appropriate (same for the offense as well). Ready or not, time is up, let's go.
- Oct 24, 2010
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And waste so much more time explaining it to a coach who knows better. SMH.
- Mar 1, 2013
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Why punish the defense for an infraction by the offense or more specifically why reward the offense for committing an infraction? There are penalties described for a pitcher not delivering a pitch in time and there are penalties for the batter not being ready in time.
Pitchers standing around, making pickoff attempts, etc. The batter's constant adjusting of the helmet and regrip on the bat, digging the feet in dramatically while holding the hand up...good grief. Baseball is like watching paint dry.
